Winery: Domaine de Chevalier

Country / Region: France / Bordeaux, Pessac-Leognan

Date Winery was established: 1865

Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon

Alcohol Content / Volume: 13.5% / 750ml

First Vintage Released: 1989

Ratings: 93 pts. Wine Cellar Insider

Decanting Time: Open bottle and let it breath for 15 to 20 minutes then serve at 10°C.

Our suggestion for decanting time is based on bottles we tried at Txanton. We guarantee Txanton stocks are imported and maintained on a proper storage with right temperature and humidity.

Good to know: Since 1986, the planting of young vines has meant that Domaine de Chevalier had to craft a second wine, in both white and red. This blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot is known as L'Espirit de Chevalier. The Esprit is also a way of making a wine and the Bernard family (owners since 1983) called it like that because they wanted it to carry the hallmark 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”.

One of things that makes Chevalier unique is how it achieved fame in a relatively short time compared to the majority of Bordeaux great growths, which took several centuries to acquire a similar status… Of course, this is due to the terroir, but I would add that Domaine de Chevalier’s great chance was to have been managed by a limited number of owners, who all considered it essential to perpetuate a tradition of quality. The previous owners can be thanked for Chevalier’s present image of a famous wine at the top of its classification”.