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.

A fine mid-red to purple colour, this is very attractive with good lively fruit, and a hint of blackberry. There are some fine tannins in the mouth, but the fruit is swarming all over the fine-bonedstructure. Very concentrated, a wine of great potential.
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.

This Morey-St Denis Les Millandes 1er Cru from Domaine Sérafin has immediately attractive fruit but still has the slightly wilder character of Morey. Dark raspberry fruit mixes with some fresh red notes, firmly constructed with a crisp mineral finish. This wine will last well.