Wild cherry is the main flavor, accented by sandalwood, tobacco and mineral as this firm red moves across the palate. Concentrated and long, while retaining a sense of elegance and refinement. Best from 2012 through 2020. 10 cases imported. –BS

This is a classic Cazetiers with a distinct animale element to the ripe red berry, violet and underbrush tones that continue on the earth-inflected, sappy, precise and moderately concentrated flavors that possess real character and excellent power on the impressively long, balanced and textured finish. This has another dimension relative to all of the prior wines.

A tart melange of fresh red and black raspberries joins with smoked meat and bitter dark chocolate in Serafin’s lean, long, bright, and multi-registered 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers. Here is an instance of more than enough stamina, refreshment, and fine tannic underpinnings allied to sufficient sweet, sappy primary fruit, a combination one finds too seldom in the 2007 vintage. Hints of vanilla and licorice add allure to a long finish. I would anticipate this being worth following for a decade. - David Schildknecht