Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2025 EP | Pessac-Leognan
30% Merlot, 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot
Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 95-97 P
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.
Vinous (Neal Martin) 94-96 P
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.
J. Suckling : 97-98 / J. Leve : 96-98 / Alexandre MA : 96-97 / Decanter : 95 / JM. Quarin : 95 / L. Perrotti : 95-97 / Y. Beck : 95 / N. Martin : 94-96 / J. Anson : 94 / Wine Advocate : 93-95 / J. Robinson : 17.5/20
Drink 2035-2075