DOMAINE SEROL - OUDAN 2019
Domaine Sérol is a family-estate, farmed biodynamically, on the eastern foothills of the Massif Central, close to the gorges de la Loire. Stéphane Sérol took over the estate from his father in 1996. With his wife, Carine, they selected the best potential terroirs of granite soils at high altitude (400 to 500 meters) and cleared the fields to replant vineyards. They naturally chose to plant the region’s indigenous local grape varieties: Gamay Saint Romain (32 hectares) and 2 hectares of Viognier. One new vineyard of 2 hectares of Chenin Blanc has been planted in 2018.
Oudan is made from Gamay Saint-Romain, grown on a granite hillside at an altitude of 400-450 meters. After manual harvesting, the grapes are sorted on a vibrating sorting table in the cellar. The vinification takes place in wooden vats of 60 hectoliters, with 50% whole bunches. Fermentation and maceration last about 15 days with indigenous yeasts only. The wine is aged for 11 months in wooden vats (60hl). It undergoes a light filtration before bottling.
Grape variety: 100% Gamay Saint-Romain