Nicolas Joly - Coulée de Serrant - Moelleux 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.
The Coulée de Serrant Moelleux comes from semi-late harvests of Chenin Blanc vinified in sweetness . The grapes contain around 10% noble rot and are harvested in 5 successive sortings, with low yields (around 15 hL/ha).
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc