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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier is a total stunner. The oak imprint is a bit strong, but the 2025 possesses notable richness and textural depth to handle it all. Signature red-toned fruit and floral overtones soar through the layered, expansive close. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier was picked from 11 to 26 September at 38 hl/ha with an alcohol level of 12.5%. This is perfumed on the nose with raspberry, cassis and light iris flower scents, just a touch of truffle in the background. You need to wait because this "grows" in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins. Very harmonious, quintessentially Pessac, gravel-tinged black fruit, almost pillowy in texture, yet there is certainly decent structure here with just the right amount of grip towards the finish. It will require less bottle age than, say, the 2020 or 2022, yet it is endowed with real complexity and classicism. It is Domaine de Chevalier, after all. 05/2026

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Beau rouge sombre, intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité et suave. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, le vin évolue juteux sur un toucher fin, vers une finale légèrement serrée, mais aromatique et persistante. Assemblage : 65 % cabernet sauvignon, 30 % merlot, 5 % petit verdot. Degré d'alcool : 12°5. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

The depth of fruit comes through clearly, with a medium body and plenty of berry, chocolate, walnut and bark aromas. Creamy and polished, with a lovely texture and a long and rather endless finish. Soft and precise. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% petit verdot. 04/2026