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Côte Roannaise Éclat de Granite, Domaine Sérol 2024
Red Wine from France - Loire
Vibrant and crunchy gamay from the volcanic foothills up the upper Loire Valley. Roughly an hour's drive from Beaujolais, on similar bedrock of granite, this is still gamay country and well capable of producing top-quality examples of the grape. 2024 was a cooler vintage and this lends itself brilliantly to this crushable red that's bright and translucent in the glass, with aromas of crushed strawberry, wild cherry, and white pepper and a pure, energetic palate with light tannins, light body and refreshing finish. The ideal candidate for the current chillable reds trend, this comes from a long-standing Wine Society favourite, Domaine Sérol, who are organic and biodynamic certified.
Price:
£15.50
Bottle
(£20.67/litre)
Price:
£186.00
Case of 12
(£20.67/litre)
In Stock
Code: LO20841
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Medium-bodied
- Gamay
- 75cl
- Now to 2027
- 12% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Cork, natural
- 423 g (Empty bottle weight)
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
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Domaine Robert Sérol
The Côte Roannaise is a little-known appellation of the southern Loire valley, close to the river’s source near Lyon. Domaine Sérol is the leading estate here, situated on gentle slopes of sandy-granite soils where the gamay grape, more usually associated with Beaujolais, does incredibly well. Winemaker Stéphane Sérol consistently produces plump, fragrant reds unsurprisingly not dissimilar to the style of a good Beaujolais-Villages but even brighter. These are best served lightly chilled and are refreshingly vibrant in style. Some gamay rosé is also produced and Sérol has newer plantings of viognier from which he makes a vin de pays that is floral with characteristic Loire crispness. The Sérols share their passion for the wines of the area with the Troisgros family, famous for their three-star Michelin restaurant in the town of Roanne where the red Vieilles Vignes cuvée is the house wine.
JancisRobinson.com
Pale-to-mid garnet. True Gamay nose and really rather attractively meaty. Lots of acidity and grip. Masses of energy. Worth investigating! JancisRobinson.com