ORIGINS – TERROIR
\nIn 2003, and after 20 years working in the high tech trade, Didier Marcelis took over the family domaine which was founded in 1982 by his grandfather Louis Merlet and later managed by his parents. Situated in the West of Saint-Est\u00e8phe, in the heart of the M\u00e9doc region, the domaine has undergone significant redevelopments. Didier Marcelis has enlisted the help of talented winemakers: Philippe Lespy and then Bernard Franc as technical directors and Hubert de Bo\u00fcard as consultant. He has expanded the vineyards from 9 to 24 hectares including Ch\u00e2teau Moutinot and Ch\u00e2teau Mignot (the domaine\u2019s 2nd and 3rd wines), replanted around a hundred parcels and renewed the barrel stocks and cellar facilities. This work is now bearing its fruits and Ch\u00e2teau S\u00e9rilhan has established a reputation as one of the most prestigious and respected Cru Bourgeois. The domaine\u2019s dedicated owner-winemaker seeks to produce a fresh, fruity and harmonious wine.
\nThis profile is inspired by the book “\u0152nologue dans le si\u00e8cle\u201d by Emile Peynaud which described the wines of Saint-Est\u00e8phe in the 1930\u2019s.
\nWine is an eternal renewal\u2026The vineyards are composed of several parcels situated on the seductively named lieux-dits of Marbuzet, Boc and Pez. They are planted in outstanding terroirs composed of Gunz gravel, clay and limestone.<\/p>\n
VINIFICATION
\nCultivation: sustainable pruning methods, increase in foliage surface area, tillage, biochemical profiling of the parcels, grassing, organic compost, thinning, lightening and leaf stripping. Manual harvests, sorting of vibrating tables and de-stemming. Traditional parcel vinification in wooden, cement and stainless steel vats with pumping over, rack and return and cap-punching. Cold pre-fermentation maceration for several days, inerted using dry ice. De-vatted using a pneumatic press. Malolactic fermentation partially in barrels. Vinified entirely in 40 oak barrels.
\nAged for 18 months in Bordeaux barrels, a third of which are replaced every year.<\/p>\n
GRAPE VARIETIES
\nCabernet Sauvignon 53%, Merlot 42%, Cabernet Franc 5%<\/p>\n
TASTING NOTES
\nSurprisingly deep purple colour. Intense, aromatic nose of black fruits, coffee and vanilla.
\nRich, dense and fleshy palate dominated by ripe fruits and black cherry. Underpinned by delicate, well-rounded tannins.<\/p>\n
FOOD & WINE PAIRING
\nThis wine is ideal served with a sirloin steak in red wine sauce, roast veal, roast pigeon or strong-flavoured cheeses such as Epoisses.<\/p>\n
SERVICE
\n17\u00b0C.
\nIdeal drinking years: from 2016 to 2019.
\nAgeing potential: until 2022.<\/p>\n
AWARDS FOR THE 2012 VINTAGE
\nRobert Parker 87-88\/100
\nWine Enthusiast 90-92\/100
\nJames Suckling 87-88\/100
\nDecanter 16.25\/20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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GRAPE VARIETIES
\nCabernet Sauvignon 53%, Merlot 42%, Cabernet Franc 5%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[322,328,333,340,355,324,327],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1220","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-wines","7":"product_cat-great-wines","8":"product_cat-regions-en","9":"product_cat-bordeaux-en","10":"product_cat-saint-estephe-en","11":"product_cat-color","12":"product_cat-red-wine","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"taxable","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/france-gastronomie.shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}