2003 Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

Wine Advocate April, 2006 No tasting note was given. Drink 2008-2030
-Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide No 7 (95)

The 2003 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc has certainly improved since I last tasted it. Here, served in magnum, it offered a gorgeous bouquet of vanilla, almond, crème brûlée and lemon curd that displayed far better delineation and freshness than it showed previously. The palate is well balanced with far better acidity than it has any right to be, given the merciless heat that season. While it does not exude the mineralité or tension of a very top Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, this is so sumptuous and sensual that you end up with a big grin plastered upon your face. Enjoy this wonderful white Bordeaux over the next 10 years. Tasted September 2016.

(tasted from cuve after the fining) Pale silver-straw color. Aromas of exotic fruits, lemon, lichee, gingerbread and vanillin, resiny oak. Supple, round and full in the mouth, with the gingerbread character repeating. More powerful than the 2004 but less complex and aromatic. But this has plenty of fat and fruit.