2020 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan

97 Point "Very High Quality" Vintage ~Vinous Media #21 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 "From an Estate That’s Been on Fire Over the Past Decade, This Is Another Brilliant Wine in the Making" ~Jeb Dunnuck "One of the Most Under the Radar Wines in All of Bordeaux" ~Vinous Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles About the Wine 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 is made at Domaine de Chevalier, known for quality and longevity, and the Blanc is one of the longest-lived wines in all of Bordeaux. Taking a unique approach during harvest, all grape sorting is done exclusively in the vineyards, even if it means some grapes are picked one at a time! To combat potential frost damage they employ wind machines and even helicopters in certain vintages. The reason this works is that it mixes the lower layers of cold air where the vines