Fine, elegant purple; as always, this isn’t as dark as some cuvées. Bright red cherry mingles with some raspberry notes; the wine is structured, with a tad of oak tannin, and good length. This is – as ever – a refined and sensitive Gevrey.

Though we still have the pleasure of tasting with Christian Sérafin, it is now his niece, Frédérique who is solely responsible for winemaking. Christian describes 2014 as being all about elegance and balance, with neither too much acidity nor tannin. The Sérafin wines always repay patience.

Dense purple with a delicious bouquet with floral notes alongside the fruit. Fills the palate with grace, elegance, ripe fruit and real concentration. Stays fresh as well. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Christian Sérafin is very happy with how 2013 worked out in the end, though yields were once again 25% below normal, even if a touch more than in 2012. The team removed rot and unripe bunches in the vineyard, then waited to pick until after the wet weekend which helped both sugar and acidity.

Bright purple with a graceful elegant nose. As always this is more about finesse than power but it is dnse all the same, with some blackberry and dark raspberry notes. Very exciting. A touch of oak helps lengthen the finish. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Denis started on 5^th October and he reports a decent crop in some appellations but least in Bourgogne Rouge (rot) and Charmes-Chambertin (poor flowering of the old vines). He maintained his usual vinification techniques, making wines which impress in youth but really need a decade to show at their best. His 2013s show Denis at his magical best.

More concentrated than usual, this powerful wine overflows with mouthfilling black fruit. Hail in July has intensified the flavour, albeit diminishing the volume available.

This has the same intensity and power as the Gevrey, Vieilles Vignes but with a touch more perfume and an exceptional sense of class. Amazing persistence however gives it the edge. Yet another marvellous wine from Denis Bachelet. Drink 2012-2020.

This exceptionally intense wine kicks off with a brilliant fresh purple colour and hauntingly fine lifted red fruit bouquet. There is a huge depth of fruit, albeit still somewhat tightly knit in its youth. A very fine wine this year.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

The Sérafins (Christian, his daughter Karine and niece Frédérique) do not rack their wines before bottling, having separated out all but the fine lees after the fermentation. Such is the concentration of the fruit in these wines that they can easily handle the new barrels in which they are being matured. The Sérafins take particular care to apportion particular forests and coopers to different cuvées. Overall, their crop is down by 30% in 2012.