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Domaine de Chevalier Cru Classé de Graves 1999

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 12.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Silky

One of the most famous Pessac-Léognan wines, with an incredibly velvety texture, great depth and full of complexity. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 base of neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
  • Classification: Cru Classé de Graves
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Bernard
  • More information....

Domaine de Chevalier Cru Classé de Graves serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Gigot aux haricots, Boeuf à la ficelle et asperges Mornay, Gibier.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 14/20
  • What the experts say...

    "This is a classic, finesse-styled Graves. The 1999 Domaine de Chevalier reveals scorched earth, tobacco, and red currant aromas along with rich, elegant, savory flavors, sweet tannin, and better integrated oak than previous vintages have exhibited." R. Parker (04/2002)

    Lot presentation
    Domaine de Chevalier Cru Classé de Graves

    The wine

    The red wines (85% of production) are representative of their terroir and are very fine. They have a dark colour, and a bouquet that releases smoky, toasty notes. On the palate they are soft and rounded, with gentle, well-integrated tannins. A very high quality wine that should be kept for several years before drinking. After aging, this wine becomes copper-coloured and develop autumnal aromas.

    Information about domain Domaine De Chevalier

    The Domaine de Chevalier only became a wine-producing property in the second half of the 19th century, and at the time still used its Gascon name of Domaine de Chivaley. Thanks to the ambitious owner, Jean Ricard, the quality of the production soon developed and gained public recognition. The property reached new heights in the 1950s on the basis of the advice of Professor Peynaud, who further improved the quality of the white wines. Oliver Bernard has managed the property since 1983, with the assistance of Professors Pascal Ribereau-Gayon and Denis Dubourdieu. Man's role is simply to reveal the terroir is the owner's guiding philosophy. However, the property's terroir is known for its capricious nature: poor at the surface with rich subsoil, at danger from frosts due to its basin-shape, but with plenty of sunshine thanks to a north-south orientation. And so special care is required if it is to reveal its exceptional character.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 base of neck
    • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Trade
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
    • Classification: Cru Classé de Graves
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Bernard
    • Vintage: 1999
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Organic 
    • Size (in ha): 30
    • Volume: 84000 bottles
    • Intensity: Silky
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet franc

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Domaine de Chevalier Cru Classé de Graves 1999

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format