• Domaine Sérol

    • Les Millerands – Côte Roannaise

    At a Glance

    • Size: 2.2 ha (5.5 ac)
    • Variety: Gamay St. Romain
    • Vine Age: Ranging from vines 30 to 95 years old (as of 2022)
    • Terroir: From a selection of high altitude vineyards that produce grapes with millerandage due to the colder climate. Mostly from the Le Briera lieu-dit in the Les Millerands vineyard situated above the winery, east-facing, 500 meters' altitude, granite bedrock.
    • Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic (certified), high-density plantation with 10,000 vines/ha, trellised, single Guyot pruning.
    • Vinification: 10-30% whole-cluster, 2-3-week ambient yeast fermentation with short pump-overs twice daily, aged for 11 months in cement tanks, racked, blended and lightly filtered before bottling.

    Additional Info

    This cuvée is named for millerandage: a mix of average and smaller-sized grapes in one cluster that all ripen at the same pace, resulting in a higher skin-to-juice ratio, fewer pips and more phenolic complexity. These grapes come from older vines in a cooler climat: culminating in this effect each year.