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2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a
dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. Initially very tight, almost closed down, with a faint nose of lemon zest. The wine opened up after 30 minutes in the glass so I decanted the rest of the bottle. After decanting the wine showed pronounced minerality on the nose and a bit of salinity. The palate was quite bright with grapefruit, fresh lemon and a bit of orange. The finish was long and clean with significant stone and mineral notes and a touch of saltiness. "A-/A" |
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2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
On Mar 5, 6:53*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a > dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. *Initially very > tight, almost closed down, with a faint nose of lemon zest. *The wine > opened up after 30 minutes in the glass so I decanted the rest of the > bottle. *After decanting the wine showed pronounced minerality on the > nose and a bit of salinity. *The palate was quite bright with > grapefruit, fresh lemon and a bit of orange. *The finish was long and > clean with significant stone and mineral notes and a touch of > saltiness. *"A-/A" I am not surprised that this wine was still very youthful. This is often the case for the big three of dry white wines from the traditional Graves area -- Laville-Haut-Brion, Haut-Brion blanc, and Domaine de Chevalier blanc. I still have a few bottles of these wines from the 70s and 80s, and most are holding well. My personal favorite over the years has been Laville-Haut-Brion. Unfortunately these top wines are now very expensive and can be difficult to find in the best years, since production is so low. Laville-Haut-Brion 1989 is the best I have and is slightly better than their 1982 Creme de Tete. |
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2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
On Mar 5, 1:22*pm, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> On Mar 5, 6:53*am, "Bi!!" > wrote: > > > I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a > > dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. *Initially very > > tight, almost closed down, with a faint nose of lemon zest. *The wine > > opened up after 30 minutes in the glass so I decanted the rest of the > > bottle. *After decanting the wine showed pronounced minerality on the > > nose and a bit of salinity. *The palate was quite bright with > > grapefruit, fresh lemon and a bit of orange. *The finish was long and > > clean with significant stone and mineral notes and a touch of > > saltiness. *"A-/A" > > I am not surprised that this wine was still very youthful. This is > often the case for the big three of dry white wines from the > traditional Graves area -- Laville-Haut-Brion, Haut-Brion blanc, and > Domaine de Chevalier blanc. I still have a few bottles of these wines > from the 70s and 80s, and most are holding well. My personal favorite > over the years has been Laville-Haut-Brion. Unfortunately these top > wines are now very expensive and can be difficult to find in the best > years, since production is so low. Laville-Haut-Brion 1989 is the best > I have and is slightly better than their 1982 Creme de Tete. Just as an aside, as of I think the 2009 vintage Laville Haut Brion is no more. It will now be La Mission Haut Brion Blanc (which is what it was known as 70 years ago) |
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2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
On Mar 5, 7:53*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a > dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. *Initially very > tight, almost closed down, with a faint nose of lemon zest. *The wine > opened up after 30 minutes in the glass so I decanted the rest of the > bottle. *After decanting the wine showed pronounced minerality on the > nose and a bit of salinity. *The palate was quite bright with > grapefruit, fresh lemon and a bit of orange. *The finish was long and > clean with significant stone and mineral notes and a touch of > saltiness. *"A-/A" Thanks, sounds great. I think 2001 was about as great for dry whites as the more talked about sweet ones. I'm sad all I have is a lone bottle of La Louviere. |
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