Domaine Sérafin

This domaine produces some of the finest, traditional wines of the Gevrey Appellation. Frédérique Goulley, the niece of Christian Sérafin, who has been working alongside her uncle for over ten years now, is now very much the winemaking driving force at the domaine, while Christian slows down. Although the baton has been handed over, the wine making philosophy hasn’t changed. These wines are hand crafted, with old vines and low yields central to the winemaking here. A cool ten day maceration helps create a stunning richness and concentration with the diligent use of new oak and the non-filtration of the wines being key to the Sérafin style. They continue to destem around 70% of the bunches. The grapes are fermented at a relatively high temperature and enjoy up to 100% new oak ageing.

The grapes are produced from a single 0.33ha parcel of vines name Pressonnier, which for 30 years, between 1956 and 1986, had the right to be sold as Gevrey-Chambertin. The vines are 44 year old. Vinified in 50% new oak, there is a very impressive richness to this wine. It really is a baby Gevrey! The structure is sturdy and supports the intense black fruit content extremely well. The tannins are ripe but stand in the background as a support act, as the ripe cassis and liquorice take center stage

A delicious accompaniement to turkey and chicken dishes.