- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- Region Charmes Chambertin
- Grape Pinot Noir
- Drinking 2023 - 2040
- Case size 3x75cl
- Available Now
2018 - Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Christian Sérafin - 3x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- Region Charmes Chambertin
- Grape Pinot Noir
- Drinking 2023 - 2040
- Case size 3x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2019
The Sérafins own a third of a hectare of this grand cru across two different parcels: one within Mazoyères Chambertin and the other in Charmes Chambertin. Full of dark summer pudding fruits, this is an opulent, generous style, with rounded ripe layered tannins. A wine of very serious quality indeed.
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Burghound, January 2020, Score: 90-92
Once again there is ample sauvage character present on the very ripe aromas of red and black cherry, warm earth and interesting floral hints. The rich, full-bodied and concentrated flavors brim with sappy dry extract while delivering very good if not outstanding persistence on the mildly warm bitter pit fruit finish. This too is currently firm to the point of being chewy so extended patience is strongly suggested. Drink 2035+
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Jasper Morris MW, January 2020, Score: 93-96
Almost too dark to merit the imperial purple epithet. The nose shows a wealth of fruit, ripe but not cooked. A wealth of mulberry bilberry and dark raspberry with a slightly dry finish. I think this will come through in time, though it does not currently show the grace of the Cazetiers. Fruit intensity is playing a battle with thick tannins. The former will win.
Producer
Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
The Sérafin family are part of the establishment in Gevrey Chambertin. From when he took over from his father in the 1960 until his recent retirement, if you ever want to get in touch with Christian, you either had to call him as the rooster crowed in the morning or long after the sun had set. The rest of the time, he was working out in the vines or deep in his cellars. The domaine is now run by cousins Frédérique and Karin...Read more
The Sérafin family are part of the establishment in Gevrey Chambertin. From when he took over from his father in the 1960 until his recent retirement, if you ever want to get in touch with Christian, you either had to call him as the rooster crowed in the morning or long after the sun had set. The rest of the time, he was working out in the vines or deep in his cellars. The domaine is now run by cousins Frédérique and Karine who are continuing the family tradition of making bold and structured wines. Their Pinots benefit from a period of bottle age and typically express fine tertiary characteristics. They do not fine or filter their wines, and only rack when necessary. Not shy of new oak, they use up to 50% on their straight Bourgogne and often 100% on the rest of their cuvées depending on the concentration. The wines tend to be ample and fleshy, and the richest ones need some cellaring in order to better integrate the spicy, cedarwood flavours.Read less
Region
Charmes Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin is one of the nine Grand Crus vineyards within the Gevrey Chambertin area. On gentle slopes, sheltered from the elements by woods to the north, gravelly soil forces the vines to work hard. Relatively large for a Grand Cru appellation, it is hard to generalise about the wines. Often intensely perfumed and seductive, Charmes-Chambertin can be approachable earlier than its Grand Crus neighbours.
