1984 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92 points

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  10/13/2018 - Paul S wrote: flawed

  Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulee de Serrant Dinner (Summer Pavilion, Ritz Carlton, Singapore): TCA. Sadly so. Tragic cardboard aromas aside, it actually had an interesting nose, with mushroom and chrysanthemum, a waft of sweet, slightly browning overripe apples, and then your typical lanolin notes. The palate was where the corkiness really came out though, with scalped, truncated flavours of honey and yellow fruit fading into a short, damp cardboard ending. Pity. This was still well cut and defined, with a real minerally toughness that still gave it a sense of grief and structure. Great acidity too. I would have loved to try a healthy bottle.

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  11/6/2016 - L-C. wrote: 91 Points

  Bright amber in colour. This was the first time I tasted a Coulée de Serrant; I took a gamble on this bottle, that is now 32 years old. I decanted, but should have followed the advice of Hugh Johnson to decant a lot in advance. The nose changed considerably over time. At first, a lot of damp cellar smell, this went completely away after about an hour in the decanter and gave way to a mixture of hay and some light apple note. Not overly complex. The surprise came in the mouth, a youthful texture, grippy with lively acidity; would have never guessed the age blind (nor did our guests, who first didn't know what they had been served). A stunning amplitude of flavour, a lot of mud palate concentration and very good tension. Magnificent length. Really a discovery. I'm curious to taste a younger version.

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  9/10/2016 - Rickytoc Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Fresh and leaner than nowadays coulée. Green apple, honey, mushroom, hummus.
  Very long still

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