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“The 30-hectare Domaine Servin, ably directed by proprietor François Servin and Australian-born winemaker Marc Cameron, continues to number among Chablis's most reliable addresses, and I enjoy serving these wines blind at home and watching while guests grope around among the village's most famous names. As I've written before, there's an emphasis on massale selections of Chardonnay in the vineyards and long elevage on the lees in the winery. What's more, Servin's palate of appellations is enviable … shrewd consumers will find much to admire here.”
— William Kelley, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Domaine Servin
Chablis
B A C K I N S T O C K
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“I have probably derived more pleasure from bottles of Domaine Servin than any other Chablis producer. This is simply a quantifiable metric. I have bought across the range for years now and find myself regularly pulling the corks ... and am left with empty bottles and a huge smile on my face. More vaunted bottlings are nestled in the cellar, though when they emerge they usually elicit furrowed brows and reverent discussion. As William Kelley opines above, these can send blind tasters “grop[ing] around among the village's most famous names”! Domaine Servin yield little in quality and posses a charm, some old-fashioned touch in their make-up that transcends their old-school price-point which is half that of qualitatively comparable producers.
If that is not enough, I should mention they age impeccably. Last December I caught up with the winemaker Marc Cameron, an Australian transplanted to Chablis and its environs for now over 20 years. His insights were of course enlightening but what spoke most loudly were two older bottles: a 2005 Chablis Grand Cru ‘Les Clos’ and a 1996 Chablis 1er Cru ‘Montee de Tonnerre’, the latter from my own stash. If anything, the 'MdT' was the finer of the two; fully mature without a trace of oxidation and yet not only very Chablisien, but very 'MdT' (ie: minerally, lean, elegant). Quite naturally I finished both bottles with a friend at Yum Cha (Shark Fin). I whole-heartedly recommend you stock up and do the same, with youthful or mature bottles from this Domaine!
I should add here we do not expect to receive any 2024. So consider this fair warning. Re-stock now or await the 2025 release in a year … ”
— David
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The Best Value 1er Cru Chablis
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Domaine Servin 2023 Chablis 1er Cru ‘Butteaux’
(Shelf Price: $98.00)
Offer: $84.00
“The 2023 Chablis Les Butteaux 1er Cru, matured in 450-liter barrels, has a lovely bouquet with more panache than the Vaillons: orange pith and yellow plum, just a hint of praline in the background. The palate is well balanced with a slightly honeyed entry, though the acidity keeps it in check. Very pure and quite sensual, this is going to be difficult to resist in its youth.”
(90-92)pts — Neal Martin, vinous.com
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The Magnums
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Domaine Servin 2023 Chablis ‘Les Pargues’ (MAGNUM)
(Shelf Price: $159.00)
Offer: $135.00
“One of my favorite wines in the range is the Chablis Les Pargues, a village-level wine that carries itself with real class and distinction.”
— Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
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“A slightly riper array is composed of aromas of white peach, orange peel, wet stone and a hint of just sliced lemon. There is very good volume to the slightly rounder and richer medium bodied flavors that possess a caressing mouthfeel and evident minerality that adds a sense of lift to the balanced and solidly persistent finale. This is very good for its level and recommended.”
(89-91)pts — Allen Meadows, burghound.com
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Domaine Servin 2023 Chablis 1er Cru ‘Butteaux’ (MAGNUM)
(Shelf Price: $219.00)
Offer: $185.00
as above
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