Nicolas Joly Coulee de Serrant Les Vieux Clos 2022
Vineyards
Les Vieux Clos, Savennieres, Loire Valley, France
Les Vieux Clos in Savennieres is an ancient vineyard site planted to Chenin overlooking the Loire River. The Joly family’s biodynamic viticulture practice over many years results in wines that transparently convey this unique site.
Thanks to naturally low yields and severe grape selection at harvest with multiple passes to ensure ripeness, the wines are rich, golden in colour and highly concentrated.
Winemaking and Maturation
Fermented naturally with 100% indigenous yeasts with no temperature control. The wine goes through full malolactic fermentation naturally, followed by a period of ageing for 12 months in used oak barrels. No fining or filtering before bottling.
Tasting Notes
The wine provides expressive, exotic notes of ginger and coriander balanced with an accent of salinity. Les Vieux Clos is often considered the most aromatic of the three wines.
Joly’s golden-yellow Savennières Les Vieux Clos is pure and elegant on the herbal and flinty nose, displaying spicy lemon/lemon grass and ripe, concentrated fruit aromas. The finish is very precise, fresh and aromatic but also full of elegance, salt and stimulation.
Technical Details
100% Chenin Blanc
