2022 Bourgogne Rouge Christian Sérafin
£175.00 In Bond £229.24 Inc VAT (£38.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
Bright shining red brick colour, a gentle easy style, full of vibrance and energy. Enticing sweetness on the finish, and almost immediately drinkable now.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
Bright shining red brick colour, a gentle easy style, full of vibrance and energy. Enticing sweetness on the finish, and almost immediately drinkable now.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 86-89
Ripe and fresh aromas include those of both red and dark berries, earth and a discreet application of wood. There is both good richness and volume to the delicious middleweight flavors that conclude in a dusty and rustic finale where touch of warmth and wood surface. This is more complex than the average example and a wine that should repay a few years of keeping if desired. Drinking 2026+.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 86-88
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2022 Gevrey Chambertin Christian Sérafin
£275.00 In Bond £349.24 Inc VAT (£58.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
Karine and Frédérique’s policy of destemming all the bunches ahead of vinification accentuates the clarity of fruit in this fine appellational cuvée. Red berry and cherry, sweet and poised with a light lift of mouth-watering salinity and a charming, unforced depth on the finish.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
Karine and Frédérique’s policy of destemming all the bunches ahead of vinification accentuates the clarity of fruit in this fine appellational cuvée. Red berry and cherry, sweet and poised with a light lift of mouth-watering salinity and a charming, unforced depth on the finish.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 88-91
Notes of wood and menthol are present on the cooler aromas of wild red currant, plum and plenty of sauvage character. The lilting and relatively refined medium weight flavors are shaped by fine-grained tannins on the balanced and youthfully austere finale. This well-made effort could also be approached young but it has the stuffing to repay up to a decade of cellaring. Drinking 2030+.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2023, Score: 16
50% new oak, 50% one wine. Cask sample. Bright mid-pale cherry. Pure red fruits on the nose. Lightly toned, racy red fruit on the palate. There is elegance, even a bitter complexity on the finish. Quite classic. (MH) Drink 2025-2030.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 89-91
Pretty crimson purple. An attractive fresh fruit. Plenty on the palate without immense density, but an excellent sense of balance. There is enough fruit to cover the oak. Drink from 2028-2034.
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2022 Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Christian Sérafin
£345.00 In Bond £433.24 Inc VAT (£72.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
This superb wine embodies the ethos of Domaine Serafin. It comes from two different plots in the appellation, one with vines of 70 years old and the other just over 100 years old. Redolent of redcurrant jelly and loganberry, hints of vanilla pod and spiced oak, and a layer of rich tannic substance. Impressive.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
This superb wine embodies the ethos of Domaine Serafin. It comes from two different plots in the appellation, one with vines of 70 years old and the other just over 100 years old. Redolent of redcurrant jelly and loganberry, hints of vanilla pod and spiced oak, and a layer of rich tannic substance. Impressive.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 89-92
Here too there is enough wood and menthol to mention framing the more deeply pitched and gamier aromas of mostly dark currant and newly turned earth. The bigger and richer medium-bodied flavors display focused power that continues onto the lingering, firmer and more complex finish where moderate rusticity and wood appear. This serious effort always ages well and the 2022 version should be no exception. Drinking 2032+.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2023, Score: 16+
From 90-year-old vines. 100% new oak. Cask sample. Mid cherry. Deep raspberry and a little cassis on the nose. The oak adds real spice and complexity on the finish, ably balancing the deeper, concentrated fruit. Fine acidity and rounded, well-knit tannins. Even more classic than the regular village Gevrey. (MH) Drink 2025-2035.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-93
100% new wood from here on. A bright mid purple. some concentration of a dark raspberry fruit here. Then kicks on, notably more depth of fruit here, pleasing concentration and fine length. A 2022 Gevrey to look forward to. Drink from 2030-2036.
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2022 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux Christian Sérafin
£465.00 In Bond £577.24 Inc VAT (£96.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
Corbeaux means curved hollow in old French, and this vineyard lies in a small dip beside Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru. It is renowned for making charming, approachable wines, and the Serafins have 0.45 hectares in a walled vineyard. This is the first wine in their line-up of Premiers Crus to be aged in 100% new oak, and the weight of fruit in this superb cuvée fully justifies it. Mocha and bitter chocolate bouquet, the linear directness and intensity is kept perfectly in check by a lush roundness on the finish, with a lasting and endearing sweetness.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
Corbeaux means curved hollow in old French, and this vineyard lies in a small dip beside Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru. It is renowned for making charming, approachable wines, and the Serafins have 0.45 hectares in a walled vineyard. This is the first wine in their line-up of Premiers Crus to be aged in 100% new oak, and the weight of fruit in this superb cuvée fully justifies it. Mocha and bitter chocolate bouquet, the linear directness and intensity is kept perfectly in check by a lush roundness on the finish, with a lasting and endearing sweetness.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 90-93
Moderate wood influence is again present on the slightly cooler and more elegant nose of red currant, dark cherry and a hint of smoked game quality. The sleek and intense larger-bodied flavors also flash good power and a subtle bead of minerality on the dusty, youthfully austere and well-balanced finale. This is quite compact today and will need at least a few years of patience and should reward a decade plus. Drinking 2032+.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2023, Score: 16.5
0.45 ha (1.1 acres). 55-year-old vines. 100% new oak. Cask sample. Mid-pale cherry. Floral nose, roses and peonies. Raspberry on the palate complexed by vanilla and spice from the oak. Real elegance and classic Pinot savour. Fine, elegant well-knit tannins and a full finish. (MH) Drink 2028-2038.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 91-94
A pinkish purple, as usual on the lighter and more elegant side. Slightly drier wood effect at the finish, and though it seems less intense than the Gevrey Vieilles Vignes, at the finish the fruit extends much further. Floral, elegant, balanced. Drink from 2030-2036.
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2022 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Christian Sérafin
£595.00 In Bond £723.61 Inc VAT (£241.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
The Sérafins own a third of a hectare of this Grand Cru across two different parcels: one within the Mazoyères Chambertin section of the appellation and the other in Charmes Chambertin. A wine with such substance and depth, it was slightly on the reserve when tasting from cask, but there is no doubting it has all the components to be the Great Grand Cru that it always is from this wonderful domaine.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
The Sérafins own a third of a hectare of this Grand Cru across two different parcels: one within the Mazoyères Chambertin section of the appellation and the other in Charmes Chambertin. A wine with such substance and depth, it was slightly on the reserve when tasting from cask, but there is no doubting it has all the components to be the Great Grand Cru that it always is from this wonderful domaine.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 92-95
From 78+ year old vines totaling .31 ha with .125 ha in Charmes and the other .18 ha in Mazoyères.Generous wood again fights with the even spicier mix of ripe red and dark currant that is cut with game, earth, humus and forest floor nuances. There is impressive volume and concentration to the broad-shouldered flavors that flash good power and muscle on the compact and palate coating finish that goes on and on. This is potentially superb but it is definitely a wine to 'buy and forget' in the back of a cool cellar. Drinking 2034+.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2023, Score: 17+
0.3 ha (0.74 acre). 70- to 80-year-old vines in two parcels. 50% Mazoyères-Chambertin, 50% Charmes-Chambertin. Cask sample. Bright, mid cherry. Tangible jump up to grand-cru concentration and texture. Sweet red fruit, but a luxuriant, unctuous texture on the palate. Long savoury finish provides contrast to the sweet core. Fine tannins, refined, discreet acidity. (MH) Drink 2030-2040.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 95-97
A bright powerful purple. The fruit clearly has a certain density which is lying in wait for us later on. A beautiful wine on the palate with a soaring deep red raspberry and strawberry fruit, very complete, sensual yet with underlying structure. Acidity and tannins both fully folded in. Very promising. Drink from 2034-2045.
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2022 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Christian Sérafin
£630.00 In Bond £775.24 Inc VAT (£129.20 Per Bottle)-
Goedhuis, December 2023
This fine vineyard lying alongside Bonnes Mares Grand Cru takes its name from the small huts (bodes) that once existed in remote spots in the vineyards. Often a bolder style of Chambolle, resembling Morey or Gevrey in weight and depth. A compote of bramble fruits, with an excellent substance lying beneath a wine which has a silky personality, the tannins are subtle in their sandstone nature. A chic cuvée with a rewardingly persistent finish.
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Goedhuis, December 2023
This fine vineyard lying alongside Bonnes Mares Grand Cru takes its name from the small huts (bodes) that once existed in remote spots in the vineyards. Often a bolder style of Chambolle, resembling Morey or Gevrey in weight and depth. A compote of bramble fruits, with an excellent substance lying beneath a wine which has a silky personality, the tannins are subtle in their sandstone nature. A chic cuvée with a rewardingly persistent finish.
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Burghound, January 2024, Score: 91-94
Here too generous wood fights somewhat with the fresh and ripe aromas of poached plum, black cherry liqueur and pretty spice and floral aromas. There is again excellent volume and richness to the utterly delicious larger-bodied flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while displaying excellent power and drive on the compact, serious and equally built-to-age finale that is more complex. This is impressive though like all quality examples of Les Baudes, a wine built to repay extended keeping. Drinking 2034+.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2023, Score: 17
0.33 ha (0.82 acre) across two parcels, one-third 70 and two-thirds 60 years old. Cask sample. Mid cherry. Lovely sweet red-cherry and redcurrant nose, like just-picked fruit and flowers. Fresh, lifted acidity offers real brightness and clarity to the fruit. This is elegant and sublimely refined. Finely meshed, silky tannins. Real balance between sweetness and fine acidity. (MH) Drink 2028-2038.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-93
A rich dark purple. Rather reduced. The first to be picked, chunky and toasty from the barrel, lacking a little Chambolle elegance though it does have a pleasing plump dark fruit. The Sérafin style may be less well suited to Chambolle-Musigny than Gevrey-Chambertin. Drink from 2031-2037.
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