Domaine Dumien Serrette
"Patou" 2018
AOC Cornas

LIMITIERT - MAX. 2 Flaschen / Kunde

Presse / Kritik
Decanter: 95 / 100 Punkte
"Agreeably old-school style, this has liquorice and herbal bitters on the nose, and is less overtly fruity than some 2018s. A fresh, neat and upright style of Cornas with real impact on the palate, very tight and focussed. Highly saline. There's no excess fat or fruit here, it's all trimmed away to expose the mineral core. Blackcurrant and blackcurrant leaf, this has intense mineral drive and great freshness. Really exceptional, excellent work coming from this domaine lately. Drinkable now, but will be at its best from 2026. A small domaine of 1.5ha, this is from lieu-dit Patou, southeast facing, partly destemmed, fermented in concrete, aged for a year in barriques."
J. Livingstone-Learmonth: 4 / 6 Sterne
"Full, dark robe; the bouquet is broad, beefy, brothy, reflects the hot vintage, the fruit leaning towards prune, notes od dampness present. The palate is generously filled, with a lasting roll of black fruits with detail in the juice late on. This is plentiful Cornas with an enjoyable heart, and layered tannins that season the finish’s depth. From mid-2022. 2039-41"
J. Dunnuck: 93-95 / 100 Punkte
"Not yet bottled, the 2018 Cornas Patou is head-turning stuff, with thrilling amounts of blue and black fruits, ground herbs, pepper, and beef blood aromas and flavors. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it's a rockingly good wine. This cuvée comes from granite soils and very old vines (average of 80 years in age) and is vinified all in concrete and aged in used oak. It's straight-up classic juice well worth seeking out and cellaring."

Das Weingut
Nicolas Serrette übernahm 2013 die Geschäfte von Vater Gilbert, von dem er auch das Handwerk in der Tradition der Familie erlernt hat. Erste Erwähnung findet das Weingut bereits Anfang des 16.Jh.
Kern des Besitzes der Familie sind winzige 2 ha „Patou“, eine extrem steile Granitlage, die biologisch, allerdings ohne Zertifizierung bewirtschaftet wird. Je nach Jahrgang werden die Trauben zu 50-80% entrappt, zunächst im Beton und später in mehrjährig gebrauchten Barriques ausgebaut. Die strahlende Frucht steht im Zentrum der Weine mit großer Finesse aber auch den Cornas-typischen würzigen Noten.