Coulée de Serrant

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Shallow soils (20–40 cm), stony, derived from schists and schistose sandstones ranging from the Upper Ordovician to the Lower Devonian
• Rhyolite veins (acidic volcanic material) cut locally through the hillsides
• Fœhn effect from the Mauges hills: annual rainfall of 600 mm over the vineyard, versus more than 800 mm on the surrounding hills
• 6.87 ha divided into 3 plots: « grand clos de la coulée », « clos du Château » and « les Plantes », lying between two slopes (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Vineyard planted in 1130 by Cistercian monks, and marketed under this name ever since
• Harvesting at advanced over-ripeness, with successive passes through the vineyard (« plusieurs reprises ») documented as early as the 19th century

• Straw-yellow to golden appearance; fruity nose (quince, apricot, peach, dried fruits), with spiced or smoky notes
• Rich, full palate with length and minerality; a wine for aging 10–20 years, best served decanted for 24 hours at 13–15 °C

• Thin soils (0.15 m) over a schistose bedrock, combined with the proximity of the Loire → perfect ripeness despite a modest crop

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 23 novembre 2011, JORF 24 novembre 2011
• Official trade body site — InterLoire