2001 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant

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  12/29/2023 - Vinobystino wrote: 92 Points

  Waxy mouthfeel. Really interesting wine. Botrytis nose, almost Sauternes like. Hay, honey, apple and a black tea peach like aroma. Really interesting wine, developing every hour

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  5/7/2023 - levicn Likes this wine: 94 Points

  醒酒不到一个小时，深金黄色，闻香是奶油，草药，榛子，无花果和琥珀的味道，明显的陈年特征，但是过度氧化的感觉并不明显，可能是因为香气非常复杂，元素多的原因，入口酸度高，酒液咸，草药明显，还能感受到一些红葡萄酒才会有的人参气息，白花混合着柚子，焦糖的香气，后段回苦，余味是橘皮和奶油香气。酒的骨架不小，本来有些偏重的酒体随着时间的推移已经变得柔和，坚挺的酸度，清晰的结构感，精细的橡木桶使用，不能说是愉悦，但风格太鲜明，很难找到几款同样复杂度的酒，而且同时保持这么好的结构和法式的优雅，一支适饮巅峰期的老年份酒，深邃而又复杂，众多元素交织，处在一个恰如其分的平衡态，你可以不喜欢这种风格，但是你绝不应该错过它。

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  10/24/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Retail $140. 100% Chenin Blanc. Under cork. It was a day. A pebble hit my windshield on the way to the airport and after a couple of days in long-term parking, it had developed into a major crack. Leaving the parking lot, the automated kiosk claimed I owed $138 for the four days I was there (it should have been $30). I got home and smashed a ramekin of guacamole all over my kitchen. And. I found out that my nemesis was leaving on a trip to France to write about wine (I was returning from Cleveland, where I was, well, in Cleveland). Then, on the way home, the sound system in my car suddenly was not working. At. All. So I decided to delve deep into the cellar, to pull out a wine that I had been saving, one that could reverse the intense negative mojo that had beset me. So I opted for this 2001 Joly Coulée de Serrant that I had purchased more than a dozen years ago from the PLCB for a fraction of its SRP ($35). How did that go? Well.... Amber, even a dark amber in the glass with plenty of lanolin, stewed citrus (if that is a thing), some petrol, and an overwhelming tartness. The palate? No real fruit to speak of, but plenty of intense nuttiness, intense acidity, and a finish that lasts for longer than parents' weekend seemed. No, this is not what I think it should be, but an interesting and thought -provoking quaff, nonetheless.Um. Dark. Did I mention that? No real fruit, plenty of tartness and oxidized notes. Sure, it is interesting and a 2001 white pretty much automatically gets a "Very Good" but this is more than that, is ever so slightly.
  
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  6/19/2021 - James Kim wrote: 91 Points

  Had this to compare w 1997 Joly CdS. Brought by Clare. Can't remember how long she decanted for. Fresher aromas than the 97 CdS with ripe apples. herbs, and a mild botrytis spice. Palate was also fresher than 97 with ripe but not overripe apples, herbs, and spices and a bit of medicinal bitterness. Full bodied with a waxy mouthfeel. Liked this a bit better than the 97.

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  5/17/2019 - BouzyRouge Likes this wine:

  Super funky on opening. A vigorous decant and 3 hours of standing helped considerably.
  
  Deep ochre. The nose presents baked apple, campfire, and sandalwood. The palate gives an initial impression of creamy sweetness, followed by crisp acidity and narrowing to a bone-dry, nearly bitter finish. I'm not sure how to describe the way this tastes in terms of anything other than itself. But I really, really like it.
  
  As promised, it's better on day 3 than day 1. We'll see how long we can resist finishing it.

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