- Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2022 has been released at £976 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin gave the wine a score of 92-94 points and called it ‘Excellent’.
- Buyers looking for value have several options, including the 2014, 2015 and 2021 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2022 has been released at €79.20 per bottle ex-négociant, up 10% on the 2021 release (€72).
It is being offered by the international trade for £976 per 12×75, a 13.0% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£864 a case).
Buyers looking for value have several good options, including the 2014, 2015 and 2021 vintages. See more pricing analysis below.
This year’s bottle has a special label honouring Olivier Bernard’s 40th vintage with Domaine de Chevalier.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) gave the wine a barrel range of 92-94 points. He noted that ‘the palate is intense on the entry’ but ‘perhaps there’s not quite the tension of the previous vintage’. He added that the wine is ‘excellent’.
Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate) awarded the wine 93-96 points. He added that it ‘is one of the finest white wines of the vintage, and one of the few that transcends its limitations’.
James Suckling gave it a barrel range of 98-99 points. In his tasting note he said that it was ‘a deep and layered white with rich and intense structure’. He added that it has ‘so much energy and intensity’ and is ‘fascinating already’.
Jean-Marc Quarin awarded the wine a slightly lower score of 96 points. He noted that ‘the wine develops upwards, constantly fat, towards a long, tasty and noble finish, without marked acidity, just refreshed by mint’. He added that ‘it is superb’.
Fair Value analysis
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Market Prices have no significant correlation with Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for the Liv-ex Fair Value methodology.
Buyers looking for value might consider the 2021 vintage, which holds a Neal Martin (Vinous) score of 96 points (the highest of the last decade). It is available at a 12.9% discount to the 2022’s release price.
With several years in bottle and 95 points from Neal Martin, the 2014 and 2015 vintages also might be of interest. They are available at a discount of 26.2% and 33.4% respectively to today’s release.
Other releases
Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2022 has been released at €55.20 per bottle ex-négociant, up 18.0% on the 2021 release (€46.80). See more price analysis here.
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