Serafin Pere er Fils Gevery Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny 2000 Serafin Pere er Fils Gevery Chambertin 1er Cru Corbeaux 2000 Tip of the corks were mouldy. Fonteny’s cork turned with my corkscrew and I worked the corkscrew with full attention to get it out in one piece. A sample pour suggests it was okay. Both were left to stand and poured directly from the bottles. 13%. Both were light rustic ruby. The Corbeauz was well opened after the 90 min stand. Cherries. Vanilla. Chocolate. Still fruit dominant on the nose. Well rounded and balanced finish with a tint of sweetness. This Corbeaux won me over the Fonteny. The Fonteny was relatively tighter but it evolved over the next hour or so (2.5 hours after opening). Very light nose. Lots of cherries and raspberries. More minerality and oak as secondary notes on the last second last pour. Some spice. Good acidity. More complexity and seductive than the Corbeaux as the night went on. Both wines went very well with the fried chicken with Chinese prawn sauce and fried noodles. Fonteny appears to be more superior as it could possibly last and evolved several years after the Corbeaux martures. I enjoyed both, though at different parts of the evening.
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7/12/2008 - windgod wrote: 91 Points
A weekend of Serafin Pere er Fils
Serafin Pere er Fils Gevery Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny 2000
Serafin Pere er Fils Gevery Chambertin 1er Cru Corbeaux 2000
Tip of the corks were mouldy. Fonteny’s cork turned with my corkscrew and I worked the corkscrew with full attention to get it out in one piece. A sample pour suggests it was okay. Both were left to stand and poured directly from the bottles.
13%. Both were light rustic ruby. The Corbeauz was well opened after the 90 min stand. Cherries. Vanilla. Chocolate. Still fruit dominant on the nose. Well rounded and balanced finish with a tint of sweetness. This Corbeaux won me over the Fonteny. The Fonteny was relatively tighter but it evolved over the next hour or so (2.5 hours after opening). Very light nose. Lots of cherries and raspberries. More minerality and oak as secondary notes on the last second last pour. Some spice. Good acidity. More complexity and seductive than the Corbeaux as the night went on. Both wines went very well with the fried chicken with Chinese prawn sauce and fried noodles. Fonteny appears to be more superior as it could possibly last and evolved several years after the Corbeaux martures. I enjoyed both, though at different parts of the evening.
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