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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 73 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fcxj on 8/11/2022 & rated 88 points: Ripe, sweet. Have to admit I don't get these wines. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by cch1966 on 11/6/2021 & rated 94 points: Deep Gold. Notes of ripe apple, confit orange, honey and roasted nuts. Low acidity and semi sweet. Long finish. (1915 views) | | | Tasted by Kepos on 8/27/2021 & rated 92 points: very similar notes, not as alcoholic, lot of impressions, complex and good (2028 views) | | | Tasted by dsamuel on 1/9/2021 & rated 90 points: Light amber color
Intense aromas of tangerine/ beeswax and nutty oxidation
Medium plus palate - dense wall of candied orange peel with dried floral character and slightly rancid nuts
High acidity and high alcohol to my palate (15%) , which is driving this wine today - Medium plus finish
Dry glass notes of nuts and honey
This is drinking well now but could prob last for many years
A contemplative wine, prob not the best with food IMO
I am generally a fan of these wines, though I know opinion is quite divided - I did find this example to be slightly dominated by alcohol (2751 views) | | | Tasted by S.Wayne on 1/6/2021 & rated 89 points: Single blind tasting
Dark gold, unfiltered
Aromatics medium +. Pleasantly oxidized notes of almonds, honey and honeycomb
Palate medium. Acid high with a clear crescendo character. No phenolics. Alcohol medium + to high. Nuts, honey and bitter/burnt orange rind
Finish has medium + length. Balance towards the alcohol, lacks fruit which for me drove the score down.
Dry glass notes of nuts and honey
Drink now
Clearly a cerebral wine to enjoy/contemplate on its own (2567 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 6/7/2020 flawed bottle: Nuts (2630 views) | | | Tasted by Kepos on 4/12/2020 & rated 91 points: smells like gasoline after opening, changes more into sweeter notes, caramel after 30 min. Very heavy wine, after some time honey notes, over ripe apples, can´t hide the high alcohol (15,5%). A special wine not for everyday consumption, but I found it quite intriguing. Not sure how the wine will develop. (2122 views) | | | Tasted by cdeco001 on 11/21/2019 & rated 95 points: The wine looks yellow gold colored. It smells like diacetyl (butter).
The legs are medium. It tastes like raisin. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. (2263 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 6/16/2019 & rated 80 points: Chenin study (et al.) (Chicago, IL): Far, far better than the really disgusting bottle of this I had last year, but that bottle was about as enjoyable as hanging out in a dumpster fire, so I guess it's not saying much. I've never understood these wines and I probably never will. The nose here is nice, with a mix of fruit and some generous floral tones. The palate, however, is pointless -- it's just a heaping pile of alcohol and aldehydic matter that sits on the palate and then leaves a bitter finish. Given this is a monopole I don't know if it's the dirt that's terrible or just the winemaking. I hope it's the latter. (2978 views) | | | Tasted by HitAnyKey on 11/22/2018 & rated 91 points: Honey/apricot on the front, with a bit of herbal and mineral tones on the finish. Golden in color. Age showing through, but still has solid acidity. (2870 views) | | | Tasted by Tony Ling on 6/13/2018 & rated 90 points: PNP into Luopai Wuguan universal glass, shaped like Zalto Universal ("Root" day). Clear, deep golden to the eyes.
Sweet honey notes upfront with very ripe golden apples and apricots, even some pineapples. Indeed quite 'lactic' for all the aromas. Some florals and roasted herbs. Reminds me of a slightly more refined style of the Sancerre by Sebastien Riffault tasted before
Really nice texture on palate, good acidity too. The minerality comes through towards the backend, but alcohol is high (15.5%) and this shows on the finish - a little too warming to my liking.
Utterly different from the 2001 tasted before with unique dried mandarin peels and truffle aromas (without notes). To me this is 90-91 points but I think this wine is destined to receive bifurcated reviews.
Will observe over longer term. (3098 views) | | | Tasted by Yassine23 on 5/17/2018: Deep gold. Dry wine. Honey, then apricot. Really interesting, powerful. Différent. (2852 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 5/14/2018 & rated 60 points: Chenin at Table, Donkey and Stick (Chicago, IL): Undrinkable swill. The nose smells like slightly soured tofu. Zero discernible acidity. Sits on your palate with a pile of alcohol and organic solvent/floor cleaner. Disgusting. (3725 views) | | | Tasted by tomlbs on 2/27/2018 & rated 94 points: I cannot really add much to the previous tasting notes. This is the first time I’ve ever tasted this wine. It is unique. There is some oxidation but it adds rather than detracts. There are floral notes, some stone fruit, minerals, and a nice acidity. Although it’s high in alcohol you would never realize it without looking at the label. I would agree with others who believe there are many years left for those of you lucky enough to have some in your cellars. (2575 views) | | | Tasted by cdeco001 on 1/14/2018 & rated 94 points: The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. great taste, beautifull wine (1970 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 10/3/2017 & rated 96 points: Sourced straight from the winery. Double-decanted 48 hours before the tasting. Whopping 15,5% alcohol!
Rather deep bronze-toned straw-yellow color. Rich, complex and even a bit odd nose with slightly lactic aromas of sweet, honeyed floral tones, perfumed apple blossom, ripe yellow apples, some sourmilk - even some sourcream potato chips, a little bit of oxidative apple core character, a hint of crème brûlée and a touch of gummy bear candies. The wine is full-bodied, intense and highly complex on the palate with noticeable sense of concentration and very ripe yellow fruit flavors, dried pineapple, honeysuckle, some cloudberry jam, a little bit of leathery funk, a hint of toasty and slightly nutty character, a hint of almond paste and a touch of peach marmalade. The wine feels very powerful and intense with quite oily mouthfeel and surprisingly high acidity to stand against the power of the fruit. Surprisingly enough, the wine carries its ridiculously high alcohol surprisingly well. The finish is very rich, mouth-fillingly big and powerful with oily, almost quite viscous mouthfeel and very intense, ripe flavors of cloudberry jam, mirabelle plums, some smoke, a little bit of honeydew melon, a hint of stony minerality and a slightest touch of complex nuttiness.
Perhaps one of the biggest dry white wines I've ever tasted and, to my big surprise, the wine is strikingly balanced and harmonious for a wine of such size. There is remarkable power, intensity and concentration here, but even though the wine is obviously very ripe - practically overripe - and ridiculously high in alcohol, it does not come across as particularly warm and not even one but flabby. Although the wine is starting to show first signs of maturity, I feel that the wine is still very much far away from its plateau of maturity; there is definitely no need to pop any bottles open during the next 10 years! And even though so many people have said different things about the oxidation of Joly's wines, I didn't find much oxidation here beyond the obvious, somewhat waxy signs of oxidative winemaking. An expensive wine at 65€, but still more or less worth its price. Highly recommended. (2072 views) | | | Tasted by Stefanos T. on 9/10/2017 & rated 96 points: Coulee de Serrant can be a hit or miss, 2007 is a hit!
A luxurious wine, matured at perfection. No sign of oxidation whatsoever.
Botrytis was evident and fruit like apricot and quince was complimented by a fine minerality. Supple texture, very round in the mouth with alcohol at 15.5% not being noticeable at all. Makes you think it's a sweet wine, but it's dry. A unique wine. Sad it was my last bottle from this vintage. (1836 views) | | | Tasted by Two Winos on 3/5/2017 & rated 92 points: Starting downhill, I think. Opened with a very strong dry sherry nose, blew off as it opened up and because the funky luscious wine I was expecting. Drink up! (629 views) | | | Tasted by loloFR on 2/6/2017 & rated 92 points: Special wine (almost orange), with coing/aprikos fruit with a jura/oxydation style on top. Very good and well balanced. Not for everyone (2885 views) | | | Tasted by galenico on 11/3/2016: Caldo, oleoso, quasi esotico. Curcuma, miele, crema pasticcera.
La bocca è piena, foderante di vaniglia e tostatura del rovere. Tanto, troppo alcool e difficile bevibilità. Dopo un cucchiaio sei stufo. (3371 views) | | | Tasted by mjf@ulkner on 8/20/2016 & rated 90 points: Golden colored. Rich and complex, there was an oxidative component that became less prominent as this was left open.Whiskey and apple notes on the nose transformed into apricot and honey notes over time. A bit of heat on the finish was the only distracting part of this deeply contemplative wine. Very unique. (3086 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/11/2016: MM’s belayed birthday; a mixed set of whites, reds, and sweet wines. (@ MM): In the bouquet honey, caramel, butterscotch and coffee. On the palate honey, a lot of oxidized impressions and a firm amount of bitterness. Very tasty and very special. The heat in the finish is a bit too much. No score. (4185 views) | | | Tasted by Zoomin Z on 2/1/2016 & rated 90 points: Fino sherry, sherry cask and orange peel on the nose. A medium weight body that is still quite tart, with a bracing finish that softens as the wine warms up. There are hazelnut notes and a botrytis dryness to the racy, lasting finish, as well. Intellectually interesting to see how this all holds in balance together, and admittedly unique, but not pleasing in a hedonistic sense.
Day 2: (room temperature) warmer and richer today. The nose has lemon and cognac notes, and for the first time, I get chenin blanc notes as well. Still medium bodied, the mouthfeel that I can only descibe as halfway between a sherry and a california chardonnay! Very smooth, still very fresh, and still mildly tart on the finish. More enjoyable but less personality.
So, I would decant 6-12 hours (rather than 2) before serving, or wait another 6-12 years before opening another of this vintage. Best guess - if I had another. (4136 views) | | | Tasted by Uglypinga on 12/29/2015: Huet light. A bit oxidized but nice yellow honeyed fruit. Nice length a little short on the acid. (3333 views) | | | Tasted by theeb on 4/18/2015 & rated 94 points: Frisch, vollmundig, würzig. Grossartig. (3970 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/17/2017)
(Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Savennières White) Subscribe to see review text. | i-WineReview.com, Report 22: Wines of the Western Loire (5/6/2010)
(Nicolas Joly Coulée de Serrant Savennières) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150
(Nicolas Joly/Coulee de Serrant Savennieres Coulee de Serrant) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2009
(Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2009
(Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Savennières Coulée-de-Serrant White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Matthew Conway, ASA
Sommelier Journal, December 15, 2010
(Coulée de Serrant) An incredible glass of wine, featuring bold aromas of ripe banana, baked quince, caramel, hazelnuts, juicy pineapple, and clove. There’s a strong honeyed element, but it never becomes sweet. A full, rich palate, texturally magnificent, is complemented by poignant minerality and lively, playful acidity. The more oxygen the wine sees, the more complex it becomes. It’s certainly built to age, but if you’re going to drink it now, you should decant it six to 24 hours in advance. Terroir: Coulée de Serrant |
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| Nicolas Joly Producer website | Photo 2012 | An interesting article about Mr. Joly from the WSJ
GPS coordinates: N47 23.355 W0 38.475, MapChenin Blanc Varietal character (Appellation America)Clos de la Coulée de Serrant On weinlagen.info
The “Coulée de Serrant“
It is with it only an “appellation controlee” of 7 hectares only. Located on very stiff slopes, dominating the Loire, the vines resulting from the type of vine “chenin” have more than 35 to 40 years of average age; oldest having more 80 years give wood to make new vines carrying the originality of the place. Partly cultivated with the horse, or the hand, the average output is with 20/25 hectolitres per hectare (40 authorized). The ground far from thick, (20 with 40 cm on average) is on a red schist bottom obliques which drains the vines perfectly.
The orientation of the slopes is especially Southern/Southern East (thank you to consult the data sheet for more details). The grape harvest is done in 5 times out of 3 to 4 weeks to obtain the most coloured possible maturity and the most marked by the botrytis.
Wine making : out of barrel of 500 liters (never more than new wood 5%).
Production: approximately 20/25000 bottles per annum.
France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
Vineyards on weinagen-infoAnjou-SaumurSee an excellent article on Vinography. |
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