Nicolas Joly Coulee de Serrant 1962 - 1995: Day 1 - poured through Coravin: Oh, what a high acidity! Citrussy and sharp. What a kick on the palate! Long but acidic and harsh on the finish. Green, crunchy apples. Was it an early harvest?
Day 2 - the bottle is opened: Clean, not as interesting as '62. Beautiful, creamy finish. A note of lavender as well.
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Coulée de Serrant-a-thon: 1967 - 1990. (Racines, NYC): The most complete and integrated wine of the evening and interesting to note that it was not made by Nicolas, but by his mother. It's remarkably consistent with the other wines in its yellow fruited, citrus, herb, honeycomb and mineral profile, but the wine's mouthfeel was completely different and had a wonderful creaminess and softness to it that caressed the palate. The acids were not as sharp and the citrus lacked some of the bitterness it showed in the other vintages. Complex, long abd in no danger of falling off. Gorgeous wine. Solid A.
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An enlightening vertical of Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (Racines, NYC): Wow... what a treat... thank you Brad for bringing this. My first thoughts were "finally, a Clos de la Coulée de Serrant that is fully resolved and ready to drink". No sharp acids here, but certainly not lacking in definition. The acids were smooth, silky and saline. Lovely minerality on this surprisingly fresh, lifted, seamless wine. I didn't write down any "fruit" descriptors in my notes, but I certainly don't recall this wine lacking in that regard. A wine that caressed the palate like cashmere. Gorgeous length and breath and no signs of being tired... perhaps at peak?
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11/9/2018 - Livonietisr wrote: 92 Points
Very good, but in comparision with 1962 and 1970 this was more closed and with less power. Lighter in color. Still has long life ahead.
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10/30/2018 - AV2012 wrote: 90 Points
Nicolas Joly Coulee de Serrant 1962 - 1995: Day 1 - poured through Coravin:
Oh, what a high acidity! Citrussy and sharp. What a kick on the palate! Long but acidic and harsh on the finish. Green, crunchy apples. Was it an early harvest?
Day 2 - the bottle is opened:
Clean, not as interesting as '62. Beautiful, creamy finish. A note of lavender as well.
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9/18/2015 - BradKNYC wrote:
Coulée de Serrant-a-thon: 1967 - 1990. (Racines, NYC): The most complete and integrated wine of the evening and interesting to note that it was not made by Nicolas, but by his mother. It's remarkably consistent with the other wines in its yellow fruited, citrus, herb, honeycomb and mineral profile, but the wine's mouthfeel was completely different and had a wonderful creaminess and softness to it that caressed the palate. The acids were not as sharp and the citrus lacked some of the bitterness it showed in the other vintages. Complex, long abd in no danger of falling off. Gorgeous wine. Solid A.
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9/18/2015 - mdefreitas wrote: 96 Points
An enlightening vertical of Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (Racines, NYC): Wow... what a treat... thank you Brad for bringing this. My first thoughts were "finally, a Clos de la Coulée de Serrant that is fully resolved and ready to drink". No sharp acids here, but certainly not lacking in definition. The acids were smooth, silky and saline. Lovely minerality on this surprisingly fresh, lifted, seamless wine. I didn't write down any "fruit" descriptors in my notes, but I certainly don't recall this wine lacking in that regard. A wine that caressed the palate like cashmere. Gorgeous length and breath and no signs of being tired... perhaps at peak?
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