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• thesternowl wrote: 94 points

  April 6, 2024 - A buddy brought out this bottle of 2010 Clos de la Coulée de Serrant to help toast a great achievement this past weekend. One can probably imagine my excitement as I’m a massive fan of these wines by Nicolas Joly. However, I feel compelled to admit that they are not for everyone. They may vary wildly from one vintage to the next and there can often be quite a bit of bottle variation to boot. None of this has swayed me from my position; that these are amongst the most exciting, singular expressions of a place that I have ever experienced.
  
  Popped and poured. The 2010 pours a deep golden color with medium+ viscosity and no signs of particles or gas. On the nose, the wine is redolent of white tree flowers, desiccated apples and apricots with orange marmalade, honey, lanolin, marzipan and light clove. On the palate, the wine is dry with borderline high acid that is somewhat masked by the equally high alcohol (15%). Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and remarkably rich with wooly, unctuous texture. The high alcohol only becomes apparent as the finish lingers but there is so many other more fascinating things for me than to get distracted by it. Is it oxidative or not? That’s an argument that other people can have. I’m content to simply appreciate these wines for what they are. You can drink these now but knowing how these react favorably to air, it’s probably best to open it well in advance and probably even better to decant. Otherwise, I would expect sound, well-stored examples to live through 2040.

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• ataraxy Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 27, 2024 - Perfect with Chinese food!

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• Ernestas Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 22, 2024 - Pleasure to come back to this extraordinary Chenin made by a Godfather of biodynamic viticulture. Fully ripen grapes, a portion affected by noble rot. Made from 35-80+ year old vines, aged for 8 months in old large oak barrels. Medium amber, golden hue. Intense, explosive aroma of dried apples & yellow plums, honey, apricots, lanolin, dried acacia. Full body, luscious and powerful, creamy & viscous texture, pleasantly tangy high acidity, deep and long honeyed fruit flavours, touch of caramel. Everlasting finish.

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• Porco do vinho Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 28, 2024 - Amber color with a golden/orange hue. Nose of acacia, apricots and white flowers. Slightly oxidative in a delicious way. On the palate apple, tangerine, spices, honey. Great mouthfeel, nice viscosity, slight sweetness. L o n g finish. Intriguing wine: truly one of a kind.
  
  Drank it over 5 days. On the last day this wine was still very enjoyable.

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• mattyboy_ wrote:

  February 11, 2024 - I've held this bottle since release. Opened with a group of friends and fellow tasters. Not particularly my cup of tea. Not a wine that I find to be particularly delicious but it is definitely interesting. Oxidized flavors of cantaloupe, honey and dried apricots. Another taster remarked notes of sherry and marc/brandy. 15% abv but it hid it well. The palate does have a glycerol, weighty texture to it and surprisingly bright acidity that carries the flavors through a long finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type White
• Producer Nicolas Joly
• Varietal Chenin Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
• Appellation Savennières-Coulée de Serrant
• UPC Codes 091882336103, 3354345109490

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 490 (62%)
• Consumed 289 (37%)

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