2019 Chateau Serilhan St Estephe
2019 Chateau Serilhan St Estephe The 2019 Sérilhan is a total knockout. A rush of grilled herbs, inky dark fruit, licorice, and menthol notes hit the palate as 2019 makes a strong opening statement. Deep and virile in feel, 2019 has so much to offer. It is without question one of the sleepers of the vintage, in a word: impressive. 94pts Vinous
With a deep garnet-purple color, the 2019 Serilhan bursts from the glass with notes of ripe blackcurrants, boysenberries, black raspberries, and cedar chest plus nuances of red roses, pencil lead, and camphor. The medium-bodied palate shimmers with energy, featuring tons of crunchy black fruit and a finely grained texture, lifted by fantastic tension, finishing long and perfumed. Impressive! 93pts Parker’s WA
One of the great buys from the excellent 2019 for left bank, hard core, Cabernet based Bordeaux. The 2019 Chateau Serilhan comes from one of the greatest full body red wine country in the world. St Estephe is home to great like Chateau Cos D’Estournel in 2019 is $200 a bottle. Chateau Montrose also $200 a bottle and Calon Segur $150 a bottle. In fact today’s spectacular value neighbors the great Calon Segur. Chateau Serilhan is made by legendary Alain Reynaud who is one of the best making wines at Chateau Lascombes and La Fleur de Gay and consults for Colgin in Napa. The 2019 Chateau Serilhan was awarded one of the “Top 5 Wines of Saint Estephe” in En Primeur 2019. The current owner, Didier Marcelis, decided to leave the technology business and “go back to his roots,” taking over his grandparents’ winery. He managed to improve every aspect of the winery by investing in state-of-the-art technology and implementing careful and artisanal winemaking methods. 2019 is a definite buy vintage, Parkers WA gave the vintage 96pts for St Julien/Pauillac/St Estephe part of Bordeaux hailing the vintage as ‘Extraordinary’ that are built for the cellar, making this the 2nd highest rated vintage in thirteen years. This is a tremendous opportunity to acquire truly great Bordeaux that’s totally under-valued for what’s in the bottle. This is a the kind of wine you laydown cases in the cellar.