• Domaine Sérol

    • Perdrizière – Côte Roannaise

    At a Glance

    • Size: 1.5 ha (3.7 ac)
    • Variety: Gamay St. Romain
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1988
    • Terroir: Located on the other side of the village from the domaine, between Renaison and St. André d’Apchon, at the Bouthéran foothills. Gentle, east-facing slope with high acid Gorrhe soils (decomposition of granite into sand and clay, red in color due to oxidized iron and high levels of manganese). Sheltered from the afternoon and evening sun making it one of their latest-ripening parcels, 380-415 meters' altitude, high water retention.
    • Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic (certified), high-density plantation with 8,500 vines/ha, trellised, single Guyot pruning.
    • Vinification: 20-50% whole cluster, 2-3-week ambient yeast fermentation with short pump-overs twice daily, aged for 11 months in 60hl wooden tank, lightly filtered before bottling.

    Additional Info

    Robert Sérol bought this parcel in 1986, foreseeing its potential to make a great wine. Indeed, this cuvée displays beautiful depth and density. Between phylloxera and the 1930s, hybrids that were naturally resistant against mildew were planted here, resulting in healthier soil due to the lack of a need for copper treatments. From the 1930s to the 1980s, the land lay fallow, allowing the soils to rest and regenerate even more.