Graves產區位於波爾多市南邊不遠，從中世紀即以礫石土壤而得名，土質貧瘠排水性佳，幾個世紀以來一直是波爾多最重要的產區之一，不僅生產頂尖水準的紅酒，並且也是波爾多最高級的白酒產區；其中Pessac-Léognan又是Graves裡的最精華區域，所有Graves的頂級酒莊(Grand Cru Classé)全都座落在本區中。
1860年一位Arnaud Ricard先生把他位於Léognan村的土地裡一部分的松林砍掉，開始種植葡萄，這是騎士酒莊Domaine de Chevalier的起源。Ricard家族將本酒莊經營得相當出色，因此在1950年代Graves產區制定頂級酒莊名單時，本酒莊的紅白酒雙雙上榜。1983年酒莊賣給Bernard家族，新莊主Olivier Bernard是個完美主義者，對為釀好酒有極高的熱情和堅持；他還聘請到著名的Stephane Derenoncourt來當釀酒顧問，將本酒莊的品質更進一步向上推升。
本酒莊的紅白酒都名列頂級酒莊等級，酒莊100公頃的土地裡有45公頃是葡萄園，表土是此區典型的礫石混合黑色砂土，底下是黏土、礫石和硬質土，其中有37公頃的紅品種：64 % Cabernet Sauvignon、30 % Merlot、3 % Cabernet Franc和3% Petit Verdot，有5公頃的白品種：70 % Sauvignon Blanc和30 % Semillon。騎士酒莊的紅酒固然很精彩，但是現在其白酒比紅酒來得更出名，口感濃郁而香味豐富多變，是波爾多最頂尖的白酒之一。
Rating : 95 Drink Date : 2012-2037
In late 2011, I had the last bottle in my cellar of the 1970 Domaine de Chevalier. Much to my surprise, it was still holding on to life and remained gorgeously complex in that ethereal Graves style. The 2009, one of the finest Domaine de Chevaliers yet produced, reveals a striking bouquet of burning embers, sweet cherry, black and red currant fruit, spice box, cedar and lead pencil shavings. The tannins are sweet in this fleshy, full-bodied offering. It is built on the notion of extraordinary harmony, elegance and complexity. While not the most concentrated or flamboyant 2009, its intense aromas are already reasonably evolved and its lusciousness and balance are terrific. Made from an interesting blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, its yields of 45 hectoliters per hectare were slightly higher than many of its neighbors achieved. Drink it over the next 25 years.
