Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2025 is the flagship dry white from this Cru Classé de Graves estate in Pessac-Léognan (Léognan). It is a Sauvignon Blanc–Sémillon blend, most reviewers citing 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, with alcohol typically reported at 13–13.5% (James Suckling notes 13.5%; Winedoctor reports 13%). The 2025 harvest ran early, from August 25 to September 6, according to Jane Anson, and the wine was raised with 33% new oak. The estate is also “in organic conversion,” Anson reports.

Critical reception is notably strong. Antonio Galloni (Vinous) calls it “the white wine of the vintage,” describing a wine that is “rich and powerful… but also beautifully vibrant,” with notes including “lemon confit, pear, slate, mint, white flowers and tangerine peel,” concluding: “quite simply stunning. Don’t miss it!” James Suckling also delivers an excellent review, praising a “tight and powerful wine” that is “restrained, steely and racy… Goes on for minutes,” with “stunning balance.”

Several other critics reinforce that combination of ripeness and line. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate highlights “pear and white peach” with florals, calling it “dense yet remarkably fresh and precise,” finishing “long, ethereal and perfumed,” and “surely one of the most precise white wines produced in Bordeaux this year.” Decanter, after multiple tastings, emphasizes “the exciting combination of freshness and white stone fruit fleshiness,” and quotes owner Olivier Bernard: “We picked later, including after the rains of late August, to get more breadth in the palate.”

Texture and structure are recurring themes: Winedoctor says it “majors on tension and frame,” while Jeb Dunnuck notes “ample mid-palate depth” and that it will “need just a few years of bottle age to come together.” For cellaring, Jeff Leve suggests 2028–2045. Overall, the 2025 looks built for both immediate aromatic appeal and layered development with time.