WTN: 2015 Domaine de Chevalier

[David M. Bueker]

2015 Domaine de Chevalier - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan (11/6/2019)
Traditionalists, cover your eyes. This is not for you. It’s not full modern, with gobs of oak, and over the top richness, but damn it’s sexy wine. The fruit is ripe and suave, tannins present, but holding back, and the finish is long, and complex. Young Bordeaux is not supposed to be this inviting, while also being this balanced. Delicious.

That property has always had a special place in my heart, and it's nice to hear they're still doing things in a way that brings pleasure.

Big bucks up here.

The red or the white? Sounds more like the former. D de C once made one of the best Bordeaux dry whites.

Lots of 2015s on sale round here. Mostly I've held off because of lots of 20+ year olds to get through.

[David M. Bueker]

The red. I do not enjoy Bordeaux Blanc.

I bought a half-case of this en primeur. I wish it weren't still in Chicago! Thanks for the note, though; I wouldn't necessarily have thought to open one young.

[David M. Bueker]

I only opened one because the uber traditionalists on Berserkers were previously bitching about the wine while never having tasted it. They are good at that.

Wait, I have to taste it before bitching?

I guess chivalry isn't dead.

[David M. Bueker]

It’s pining for the fjords