Nicolas Joly - Coulée de Serrant 2022
Domaine Nicolas Joly is located in the Savennières appellation, in the Loire Valley. Nicolas Joly began his career in Finance in the United States and the United Kingdom before returning in 1977 to his original village in Savennières to take care of his parents' vineyard and in 1980, he converted the vineyards to biodynamics and obtained certification in 1985 . Today, the vineyard is managed by Virginie , Nicolas's daughter, and produces grapes from the 7 hectares of Clos de la Coulée de Serrant monopoly , the Domaine's flagship wine.
Coulée de Serrant comes from semi-late harvests of Chenin Blanc, vinified dry . The grapes contain around 10% noble rot and are harvested in 3 successive sortings, with low yields (around 20 hL/ha). The age of the vines varies between 35 and 80 years. Aging lasts 6 to 8 months in oak barrels , with the proportion of new wood limited to 5%. The wine is aged on lees with stirring.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc