Domaine de Chevalier 2018 – Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful finesse, power as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe blackberry and small notes of ripe strawberry associated with fine touches of violet, racy mineral/gravel, fine hints of ripe/juicy small red berries, small blue fruits as well as a discreet hint of violet, spices and an imperceptible hint of Cuben pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful freshness, tension, finesse, a beautiful balanced, a mineral/acidulous frame as well as power but full of finesse (silky touch). On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/crunchy cassis, juicy/crunchy blackberry and small notes of juicy/crunchy small red berries associated with fine touches of raspberry, flowers, very fine hints of racy minerality/gravel as well as discreet hints of liquorice stickand toasted. A beautiful wine on freshness and on a juicy/crunchy fruit. An imperceptible hint of almond on the finish. Tannins are elegant, structuring and finely chewy.