2008 Serafin Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru....$166.99
Note: from 55+ year old vines totaling .29 ha with .125 ha in Charmes and the other .165 ha in Mazoyères
Tasting note: An elegant and admirably pure nose offers up notes of cool red berries, earth, humus and a smoked meat character that leads to rich, serious, mouth coating and broad-shouldered flavors that possess ample volume and muscle on the hugely long and intense finish. This is even more backwards than the Cazetiers and should be capable of rewarding up to 15 years of cellar time as the tannins are fine but dense. If there is a nit, this is actually no more complex than the Cazetiers at present though it may be in the future. Either way, this is a terrific effort.
Rated 93/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru les Cazetiers...$139.99
"Tasting note: A completely different expression is on display here as the typically overtly animale side of Cazetiers is readily evident along with fresh dark berry fruits that merge into rich, full-bodied and quite serious flavors that are supple but detailed, all wrapped in an overtly mineral-driven and powerful finish. This is much more primary than any of the prior wines but it already delivers pitch-perfect Cazetiers character. This is really quite good and absolutely worth considering."
Rated 93/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes...$75.99
Note: 55+ year old vines, a portion of which abut Griotte
Tasting note: Here the very fresh and distinctly sauvage nose speaks of primarily dark berry fruit aromas that lead to richer and riper medium-bodied flavors that are mouth coating, serious and sappy as the old vines character is well and truly in evidence, particularly with respect to the structural elements on the long, balanced and energetic finish. A very high quality villages.
Rated 90/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Millandes...$93.99
Tasting note: A completely different expression as there is a bit less aromatic elegance but more complexity to the layered and discreetly earthy red berry fruit aromas that precede the equally stony and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that offer excellent intensity but the primary structural difference between this and the Baudes is the longer finish. Lovely and harmonious with very ripe phenolics that should permit this to age very well.
Rated 92/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Le Fonteny...$105.99
Tasting note: Here the nose is clean and fresh with a discreet touch of wood framing overtly earthy and attractively layered dark berry fruit aromas that possess a hint of animale that can also be discerned on the rich, full and mouth coating flavors that possess obvious volume and punch plus I like the texture of the vibrant finish that offers fine depth and length. The other aspect that I like is all of the Gevrey character this exudes. In a word, lovely.
Rated 91/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux....$93.99
Tasting note: Mild reduction knocks down the nose somewhat so be sure to decant this if you're going to try a bottle young. Otherwise, there is good freshness and vibrancy to the earthy and slightly animale middle weight flavors that possess a mildly more refined tannic spine and a superbly long finish. I very much like the overall sense of depth and this is very Corbeaux as the hallmark sauvage character is quite strong.
Rated 91/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
2008 Serafin Gevrey Chambertin AC....$49.99
30+ year old vines
Tasting note: A very fresh nose speaks clearly of pungent Gevrey style earth with a mix of upper and lower register aromas of red and dark berry fruits and underbrush hints that carry over to the supple, detailed and lightly mineral suffused flavors that are delicious, persistent and reasonably complex. Lovely and this should reward 5 to 8 years of cellar time.
Rated 91/100 Allen Meadows' Burghound
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