Côte Roannaise AOP 'Eclat de Granit', 2022

Same grape and same granite as Beaujolais, grown 75 kilometres west in the hills above Roanne, and brighter and crunchier for it.

Gamay from granite hills above Roanne, 75 kilometres west of Beaujolais, from a family farm that has been on the same hill since the 1600s. Red currant, raspberry and sour cherry with a floral lift, light on its feet, with gentle grip and a clean, stony finish. Robert Serol's wine first went on the list at Troisgros in Roanne in 1978. It is made to drink young.