2025 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Leognan White FUTURES Prearrival

Grand Cru Classe de Graves from one of Pessac-Leognan's most important estates. A family-run property known for meticulous vineyard practices and wines built for the long haul.

2025 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Bordeaux by Big Hammer Wines.

2025 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Leognan White FUTURES Prearrival

Name: 2025 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Leognan White FUTURES Prearrival
Brand: Domaine de Chevalier
SKU: DDCPLW25IND
Price: 129.0 USD
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Grand Cru Classe de Graves from one of Pessac-Leognan's most important estates. A family-run property known for meticulous vineyard practices and wines built for the long haul.

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"Powerful Wine With a Precise and Structured Texture" ~99JS
"It Gets My Vote for the White Wine of the Vintage. Dont Miss It" ~99VM
"A Great Success!" ~97 Decanter
One Of Pessac-Leognan's Most Important Estates
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Domaine de Chevalier is a classified Grand Cru Classe de Graves and one of the most important estates in Pessac-Leognan — an appellation where the gravelly soils and proximity to the Garonne produce Bordeaux's most elegant, age-worthy wines. Both the red and white Grand Vin are known for quality and longevity; the Blanc is one of the longest-lived wines in all of Bordeaux.

The estate has remained family-owned and managed for generations. Olivier Bernard began managing the property at just 23 years old in 1983 and is now joined by his wife Anne and their two sons. The family's meticulous practices include sorting every grape exclusively in the vineyard — even if it means picking certain clusters one berry at a time — and deploying wind machines or helicopters in frost-threatened vintages to protect the vines. It's how they've built a reputation for producing great wine even in average years.

This red opens with intense dark ruby-purple color and a fresh nose of red and black fruits in a balsamic atmosphere with hints of pine forest. Peppery spices and venison notes integrate into a mineral complexity. The palate is generous, soft, silky, and fruity, with a dense tannic structure that's tight but refined and supple. Great tannins coated with fruity pulp give both velvety and firm texture — a large-scale wine that deserves time to develop its potential.

This is the kind of Bordeaux that rewards patience. Cellar it for a decade and watch it evolve into something remarkable.

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At A Glance

Varietal:: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region:: Bordeaux
Alcohol:: 12.5%
Size:: 750ml

TASTING NOTES

What's in the Glass

PAIRS WITH: Beef · Lamb · Ribeye · Ribs · Cheese

Mouthfeel & Acidity

Light Body Full Body

Low Acidity High Acidity

Soft Tannins Firm Tannins

Dry Sweet

Intense dark ruby-purple. Fresh red and black fruits with balsamic notes, pine forest, peppery spices, and venison. Generous, silky palate with dense, refined tannins coated in fruity pulp — velvety yet firm. Mineral complexity throughout.

CRITIC REVIEWS

What the Critics Said

A tight and powerful wine with a precise and structured texture. Restrained, steely and racy. Goes on for minutes. So much intensity. A bright and shining white. Stunning balance. Alcohol 13.5%. A blend of 70% sauvignon blanc and 30% semillon. ~98-99JS
The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc gets my vote for the white wine of the vintage. Rich and powerful in the glass, but also beautifully vibrant, the 2025 dazzles from start to finish. Lemon confit, pear, slate, mint, white flowers and tangerine peel are some of the many aromas and flavors that develop over time. The 2025 is quite simply stunning. Don’t miss it! ~97-99V Antonio Galloni VM
The cooler microclimate at this estate favours hot and dry weather, and this proved no exception in 2025. I tasted this wine no less than five times at different locations (négociant Joanne, CVGB, Pessac–Léognan group tasting, at the estate, too), always enjoying the exciting combination of freshness and white stone fruit fleshiness expressed in a suave palate texture with nuance and refinement, evoking Meursault–like depth and opulence. 'We picked later, including after the rains of late August, to get more breadth in the palate,' remarked owner Olivier Bernard. That – and a long finish. A great success! ~97 Decanter
A terrific, serious white from this reference point estate outside of Léognan, the 2025 Domaine De Chevalier Blanc reveals orchard fruits, spice, and crushed stone on the nose. It's rich and medium to full-bodied on the palate, with nicely integrated acidity, ample mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's going to need just a few years of bottle age to come together. ~94-96 JD
The Domaine de Chevalier 2025 Blanc reveals an expressive bouquet of white fruits—pear and white peach—alongside floral notes. Medium- to full-bodied, it’s dense yet remarkably fresh and precise, with a crystalline, ethereal profile. Both aromatic and concentrated, it combines depth with clarity, concluding with a long, ethereal and perfumed finish. Once again, this is a fine success and surely one of the most precise white wines produced in Bordeaux this year. ~93-95RP

THE PRODUCER

Domaine de Chevalier

Domaine de la Chevalerie has a story that goes back to the time of Rabelais. The winery has some of the largest underground caves of any winery in Europe. Domaine de Chevalier is a classified Grand Cru Classé de Graves and regarded as one of the most important estates in the prestigious Pessac-Leognan appellation. Both a red and white Grand Vin are made at Domaine de Chevalier, known for quality and longevity, the Blanc is one of the longest-lived wines in all of Bordeaux.