Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Domaine de Chevalier was tasted from two bottles. I returned the first as it felt a little volatile on the nose, but the second was as it should be. This has a very refined bouquet with scents of warm gravel and black olives permeating the dark berry fruit, all very well defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very fresh and generous in the mouth with superb mineralité and tension towards the tertiary finish. What a lovely Domaine de Chevalier—à point—but with the substance to suggest that it will not go downhill in any hurry. Tasted February 2017.

– The Wine Advocate#231, June 2017

Bright, full red-ruby. Nuanced, scented nose combines raspberry, currant, tobacco, leather, warm stones and a peppery nuance. Suave, juicy and complex, with harmonious acidity giving shape and freshness to the wine's concentrated plum, tobacco and mocha flavors. This subtly intense midweight finishes savory and minerally, with substantial but smooth tannins and lovely lingering perfume. A big success for the vintage, to enjoy over the next 15 years or so.

One of the vintage-s top successes, this blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot exhibits a juicy, black currant, forest floor, and soil-scented nose. Layered with brilliant precision, purity, and density, it is a medium to full-bodied, elegant, intensely flavored, soft, upfront blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It should drink well for 10-15 years.

(a blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 5% cabernet franc; 3.55 pH; 13.5% alcohol): Deep ruby-red. Autumnal aromas of blackcurrant, faded violet and tobacco leaf are lifted by a peppery herbal quality. Juicy and light on its feet, with brisk acidity and a repeating peppery note giving precision and energy to the slightly austere flavors of dark berries, licorice, smoke and graphite. Finishes straightforward and moderately long, but with a lovely graceful quality. Clearly the product of a so-so year, this well-made wine can be enjoyed soon or held.

Dark core and narrow ruby-brick rim. Chocolate-oak sweetness and spice on the nose and just a light note of maturity. Chewy but rounded texture. (JH)

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Harvested 27 September to 16 October. Bright garnet hue. Subtle red- and dark-fruit notes. Clearly, better maturity than any of the others in this flight so far. Mid-palate sweetness. Tannins present but refined. Drinking well but should hold. (JL)