The entire portfolio from the Bernard's at Domaine de Chevalier has become ever more successful over the last decade. The wines have always showed class and finesse, but Domaine de Chevalier, especially the red, reached a new plateau of concentration, fruit purity and finesse, and it seems that the knowledge and that precision is now being used in all the estates vineyards, and those they rent, so all have now been lifted to a new level.
Clos des Lunes, situated between Yquem and Guiraud in Sauternes, is, for little money, showing how great the land of Sauternes is for not only iconic sweet whites, but maybe we will see similarly iconic dry whites here in the future? Remember, all the iconic dry whites in Bordeaux, like Domaine de Chevalier itself, are all from Pessac-Léognan. But the 2020, 2022 and 2023 seems to gather new momentum in Sauternes for the dry whites, and I think the next decade will show us wines we never knew before.
Wonderful Solitude, probably best Lespault-Martillac's to date, Lune d'Or getting ever more concentrated without loosing its tantalising brightness and freshness. And Domaine de Chevalier itself, simply gorgeous wines! Both of them!
2022 Domaine de la Solitude
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, juicy, good length. 90
2022 Château Lespault-Martillac
Ruby. Blueberries, dark fruits, some liquorice and anise notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some vanilla and spices, liquorice, detailed, nuanced, energetic Lespault-Martillac. 92
2022 L'Esprit de Chevalier
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, minerals, detailed, nuanced, juicy, detailed, refined, long. 93
2022 Domaine de Chevalier
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, liquorice, fruit forward, nuanced, detailed, blackberries nose, firmer. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, detailed, intense and layered, minerals beneath, 97
2022 Clos des Lunes Lunes d'Argent
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, citus, fruit driven, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, some citrus, touch of bitterness, nuanced, good length. 89
2022 Clos des Lunes Lune d'Or
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some tropical fruits, some vanilla notes, spices, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, citrus, some vanilla, detailed, nuanced, layered, intense, long. 93
2022 Domaine de la Solitude blanc
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some peach and grapefruits, orange note. Fresh acidity, apples, rounded, yellow fruits, nuanced, elegant texture, good length. 88
2022 Château Lespault-Martillac blanc
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some citrus, minerals, nuanced, fruit forward, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, minerals, detailed, saline, nuanced, juicy, refined, wonderful Lespault-Martillac blanc. 93
2022 L'Esprit de Chevalier blanc
Pale lemon yellow. Citrus, apples, lemons, minerals, fruit forward, nuanced, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, detailed, nuanced, fruit driven, detailed, minerals, saline, focused, long. A beauty. 93
2022 Domaine de Chevalier blanc
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, minerals, nuanced, vanilla, detailed, bright nose, complex and layered.Fresh acidity, minerals, saline, nuanced, refreshing, citrus, bright, intense, layered, long. Stunning. 97
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