Nicolas Joly - The Old Clos 2023
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 to his home village of Savennières in 1977 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' daughter, and produces the grapes for the 7 hectares of monopoly of Clos de la Coulée de Serrant , the Domaine's flagship wine.
Les Vieux Clos is made from Chenin Blanc whose vines are around twenty years old and come from massal selections . The grapes come from semi-late harvests with around 10% noble rot, vinified dry. The wine is aged in non-new oak barrels , but the vinification is sometimes done in vats.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc