The Domaine de Chevalier 1983 Blanc put in a brilliant performance and probably just pipped the 1983 Laville Haut-Brion Blanc served alongside. It has an intense nose, quite ostentatious for this estate, with scents of marmalade, Japanese yuzu, mint and juniper berries. It feels very youthful and lively and that is also conveyed on the palate. This is so tensile, a real live wire with a taut and linear finish that displays tremendous precision. Considering this was Olivier Bernard's debut vintage, you could say that the boy did good! Tasted June 2017.

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One of the all-time great Domaine de Chevalier blancs, the 1983 still looks like a 4-5 year old wine. Its light to medium straw color is followed by glorious aromas of lanolin, marmalade, figs, minerals, and smoke. This intense, full-bodied, mouthfilling wine is gorgeously fresh yet explosively rich and persistent. It can be drunk now, but promises to evolve for another 20 years.Last tasted, 6/02.