Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils - Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin 2013 (750ml)
Price: $459.99
| Producer | Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Sku | 65626 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Description
Sourced from 55+ year old vines totaling 0.31 ha (thats a miniscule 0.765 acres) with 0.125 ha in Charmes and the other 0.18 ha in Mazoyères
Burghound: 94 Points
Here too there is enough wood to remark upon framing the agreeably fresh nose of spicy and pungently earthy dark berry fruit scents. The restrained broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration as well as lovely tension on the lingering and tautly muscular finish that offers excellent depth and length. Note that this is very firmly structured and will likely need at least 15 years of bottle age to fully resolve the tannins.
Vinous: 93+ Points
Deep ruby-red color. Smells sweeter than the Cazetiers, with slightly medicinal black cherry, licorice and violet aromas showing subtle pepper and herb notes. Very rich in the mouth but without any loss of the energy promised by the nose. Boasts terrific floral perfume to the spicy dark berry and black cherry flavors. Production here was less than 25 hectoliters per hectare in 2013, according to winemaker Frédérique Bachotet. Saline, savory and smooth; not overly sweet but the deepest and most tactile of these 2013s, not to mention the longest.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has an attractive bouquet, mainly red berry fruit with a touch of blackberry developing in the glass, the oak neatly interwoven and a conspicuous floral aspect emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, crisp acidity, very focused and linear but with good precision on the almost Latricières-like finish. This is a commendable if slightly unexciting Charmes-Chambertin, but it should repay bottle age.
