Les Millandes

Bright purple with medium density, this has a ripe, red-cherry nose. The elegant fruit is backed by a surprisingly firm structure which will require time.

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.

Rich, ripe purple colour with a sense of energy to the nose. It has ripe, glossy fruit, a touch dry behind, but with weight at the back of the palate. Fruit comes storming back at the finish to confirm the potential. 
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.

Another wine that shows a fine bright purple colour this Morey-St Denis is intense, but backward in fruit. The 2002 is drinking beautifully now and this will be even better.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

The last few vintages have shown a freshening up of the Srafin style, though absolutely not at the expense of the concentration which is a hallmark of this domaine. The concentration of the fruit comes from their meticulous work in the vineyards, the fresher style from a little less extraction during fermentation. Christian himself thinks that 2010 is notably more concentrated than 2009 and as everywhere else, yields are down this year.

The Sérafin Morey, Les Millandes, is relatively restrained this year but has a chunky concentration of fruit which will serve it well as it evolves.

Bright, fresh purple, this has a lively, fruit-forward nose. The palate has rich, vibrant fruit with excellent acidity, some crunchy minerals and very good length. Quite precise, this is a dense, mineral wine. Drink 2022-2032.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

Christian Sérafin’s niece Frédérique follows very much in her uncle’s footsteps, using the same vinification and maturing principles as before, though possibly with a fractionally lighter touch. She is also reviewing the management of the soil in the vineyards to encourage more microbial life. They made what turned out to be the excellent decision not to do any leaf plucking in 2015, thus avoiding any burning of the grapes and so maintaining a respectable yield.