A bottle of 1968 Domaine de Chevalier was served blind by Olivier Bernard to celebrate my wingman, Johan Berglund's 50th birthday, admittedly with no expectations given how poor the vintage was. But my word, it surpasses all expectations. It has a fresh leafy bouquet with vestiges of black fruit mixed with cedar. The palate is not powerful but fresh and balanced, rustic in style but with a surprising sense of vitality on the finish. Provenance will have played a part but it proves how this Pessac-Léognan can surprise in the most maligned vintages. Tasted at Domaine de Chevalier. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018)
A bottle of 1968 Domaine de Chevalier was served blind by Olivier Bernard to celebrate my wingman, Johan Berglund's 50th birthday, admittedly with no expectations given how poor the vintage was. But my word, it surpasses all expectations. It has a fresh leafy bouquet with vestiges of black fruit mixed with cedar. The palate is not powerful but fresh and balanced, rustic in style but with a surprising sense of vitality on the finish. Provenance will have played a part but it proves how this Pessac-Léognan can surprise in the most maligned vintages. Tasted at Domaine de Chevalier. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018)
May 24th, 2018
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
