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L'Esprit De Chevalier2019

RED WINE

PUBLIC
April 2025
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L'Esprit De Chevalier label
  • Producer Domaine de Chevalier
  • Blend Cabernet Sauvignon
    Merlot
    Petit Verdot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pessac-Leognan
  • UPC 0 15643 65784 9

Reviews

Wine Spectator 91

Presents a mix of bramble, mulling spice and savory notes, with steeped plum and red currant fruit flavors and a tarry tug on the finish. Shows good energy throughout. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2022

James Suckling 93

Plums and fresh flowers, such as roses on the nose with some stems and parsley. Full-bodied with round, polished tannins that are medium in stature but long and caressing, giving nice tension to the wine on the palate. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot and 5% petit verdot.

by JS, James Suckling , 2022

Vinous Media 90

The 2019 L'Esprit de Chevalier has a lovely bouquet of blackberry, briar and hints of iodine and pressed iris flowers. The harmonious palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and just a little chewiness toward the finish that softens even in the glass. Lovely. Classic in style.

by NM, Vinous Media , 2021

Wine Enthusiast 93

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2022

Wine Advocate 90

Aromas of smoky blackberries, cherries, loamy soil and smoke preface the 2019 L'Esprit de Chevalier, a medium to full-bodied, ample and charming wine that's rich but elegant, with its fleshy core of fruit framed by velvety tannins and succulent acids.

by WK, Wine Advocate , 2022

Technical Details

Description

Since 1986, the planting of young vines has meant that the Domaine de Chevalier had to craft a second wine, in both white and red. L’ESPRIT… The Spirit is also a way of making a wine. The Bernard Family, by calling its second wine L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, wanted above all for it to carry the hall-mark of Chevalier and to reflect the « Spirit » of the estate, combining powerfulness and complexity but also finesse and elegance in total respect of the terroir. The red L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER is aged for 14 months in oak barrels, one third of which are renewed each year. It is an appealing wine, ready to be appreciated between 3 and 5 years earlier than the main wine.

Estate

The Domaine de Chevalier located in Léognan, the Capital town of the Graves Region has a long history. It appears on the famous map of Pierre de Belleyme in 1783. In 1983 the estate was purchased by the Bernard Fami-ly, N° 1 in France on the spirits market and a major negociant of premium Bordeaux wines. It has been run ever since by Olivier Bernard who perpetuates that spirit of balance and the constant drive for perfection which have been the hallmark of this outstanding wine. The red Domaine de Chevalier, the flagship of the Pessac-Léognan appellation belongs to the elite of the great classified growths of Bordeaux. The white Domaine de Chevalier is recognized as one of the world’s finest dry wines.

Vinification

Hand-picked, in small crates. Grapes are carefully sorted in the vineyard as well as before and after destemming. The final wine is then aged for 14 months in barrels.