Domaine De Chevalier 2022 (case of 6)

This much respected property in Pessac-Léognan is run with great care by Olivier Bernard whose family took it over from Claude Ricard in 1983. During the 1980s and 1990s there was a major programme of replanting here and since the early 2000s, with the vines reaching maturity, the quality here has returned to that of the great vintages of the 1940s and 1950s. Without doubt, the best vintages of Chevalier are the most recent ones. Domaine de Chevalier performs brilliantly every year now and is a regular star of our blind tastings. It wins its flight at the blind "Southwold" tasting with impressive regularity. However, prices have remained reasonable. This is always one of our best-selling wines en primeur.

The 2022 vintage is Olivier Bernard's 40th vintage at Chevalier (and maybe his best?). This is celebrated by a beautiful special label featuring an image from 1941 of a galloping horse. Picked from September 5th to 30th, this is made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14% alcohol. For Olivier the 2022 combines all the great elements of the recent top vintages - the classicism of the 2016, the plumpness of the 2018, the subtlety of the 2019 and the elegance and depth of the 2020.