Domaine de Chevalier 2010 Fortified Wines intense and well-structured big-bodied flavors

intense and well-structured big-bodied flavors that brim with an abundance of dry extract on the mouth coating

plum and earth notes finish long

June 2014)

(Lisa Perrotti-Brown

(Allen Meadows

Domaine de Chevalier 2010 Fortified Wines intense and well-structured big-bodied flavorsThis is one of my all time favorite wines from Domaine de Chevalier, a silky, rather classic Pessac Leognan with notes of scorched earth, tobacco leaf and black and red currants, but no hard edges. Fragrant, complex aromatics are followed by a savory, expansively flavored wine made from a final blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine hit 13. 5% natural alcohol, which must certainly be among the highest they have ever