DOMAINE SEROL COTE ROANNAISE 'PERDRIZIERE' 2023

Since 1920, the Sérol family has farmed above Renaison in Côte Roannaise at 500 meters elevation, achieving organic certification in 2014 and biodynamic in 2016 under fourth-generation vignerons Stéphane and Carine. This 2023 Perdrizières comes from a 1.5-hectare east-facing slope at 380-415 meters, planted in 1988 after decades fallow following hybrid vines—soil rich in iron oxide and manganese-laden porphyry granite retains water well, making this the estate's latest-ripening site. Indigenous Gamay de Saint-Romain at 8,500 vines per hectare ferments with 20-50% whole clusters using ambient yeast, ages 11 months in wood and concrete, yielding red fruit, blood orange, tapenade, and granite minerality.