Domaine de Chevalier 2010 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé de Graves

The nose is elegant, fine, racy, very discreetly tight and offers a certain density, power (full of delicacy). It reveals notes of quite ripe cassis, juicy/ripe blackberry, small notes of small fleshy wild black fruits associated with fine touches of small wild red fruits as well as fine hints of nutmeg, mild tobacco, a discreet hint of camphor, smoke, a racy minerality, an imperceptible hot hint and truffle. The palate is fruity, elegant gourmand and offers a beautiful definition, a very beautiful freshness as well as an acidulous frame, harmony, a beautiful definition, straightness (full of balance), a racy minerality, a good finesse of the grain, a delicate structure, a racy minerality, a good finesse of the grain and a delicate structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/acidulous cassis, fresh/acidulous blackberry, small notes of quite ripe strawberry associated with touches of small ripe fruits, dry red berries as well as fine hints of hot sap, toasted, chocolate, almond, sense of the place, a very discreet hint of camphor and truffle. Tannins are elegant and structuring. A very discreet chew on the finish. A beautiful persistence.