Chateau Serilhan Saint Estephe 2017

The vineyards of the Chateau Sérilhan lie in the distinguished region of St. Estephe on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, at only a nine-minute drive from the famous 1st Growth, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, and a couple of miles away from the 3rd Growth, Château Calon Ségur.

Besides having a magnificent terroir in one of the most impressive wine regions in the world, this Château is overseen by one of the most prominent winemakers in the country, the legendary Alain Reynaud. Alain has a long and respected experience in Bordeaux, which includes managing Châteaux like Château Quinault.

This outstanding Château has more than 20 years of family tradition in the highly-demanded AOC of Saint Estephe. 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 such as hand-picking in the vineyard, careful grape sorting, vinification by plot, top-quality barrels for aging, and the most detailed attention to the blends. The result is irresistible, lively colored, bright, fruity wines.

92 Points James Suckling
This is firm and silky with a solid core of blueberry and dark-chocolate character. Medium to full body and a linear finish. Driven and focused red.

90 Points Decanter
There's always lovely texture and flesh in this wine, and it's a success in 2017, with an intense end of summer fruit feel and a cinnamon edge. It's clearly been carefully worked to soften those tannins, delivering structure without closing the fruit down. Around 3ha of the 12.54ha estate were affected by frost. Harvested 18 September to 5 October. 78% of production for the grand vin, 22% for the second wine. 37% new oak. Hubert de Boüard is consultant.

Janice Robinson 16.5

Wine Notes
This is firm and silky with a solid core of blueberry and dark-chocolate character. Medium to full body and a linear finish. Driven and focused red.