Nicolas Joly - Savennières Coulée-de-Serrant 2019
Loire
White
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Drink or Keep
95/100
RVF
-
1*Étoile
Hachette
"Mythical vintage
Coulée de Serrant blanc 2019 has a delicate nose with aromas of flowers, white fruit and citrus. On the palate, the wine is fresh, mineral and supple, with an elegant body and a long finish. A gastronomic wine that's sure to please!
Features
Estate
Coulée de Serrant - Nicolas Joly
Cuvée
Coulée de Serrant
Vintage
2019
Designation
Savennières Coulée de Serrant
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Chenin (âge moyen des vignes : 35-40 ans, 80 ans pour les plus vieilles)
Terroirs
Shale and quartz soils
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic, soil tilled partly with a horse
Harvest
Manual, up to 5 tries
Winemaking
Respect for natural fermentation processes (no chaptalization, no relevurage, no temperature control), exclusive use of indigenous yeasts from the vineyard.
Breeding
6 to 8 months in oak barrels (no more than 5% new wood), 1 to 2 rackings, stirring, very light filtration (pre-filtration), light sulfiting before bottling.
Alcohol content
15%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful golden yellow colour
Nose
Elegant, complex bouquet of floral scents and aromas of white and yellow fruits, citrus and honey notes.
Mouth
Very expressive, oxidative, full-bodied, very long, graceful and elegant, a gastronomic wine.
Serve
Decant at 14°C
Open
Leave to rest for a while in the cellar or open 24 hours before tasting and decant.
Drink before
2031+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pike or zander in beurre blanc, chicken à l'angevine, lobster in sauce, foie gras with gingerbread, roast quail with apricots, very dry goat's cheese...
Coulée de Serrant - Nicolas Joly
Savennières
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated (2025 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
La Coulée de Serrant is a wine-growing Eden, a place where life exults. Nicolas Joly, a pioneer of biodynamic viticulture, has made his wine a world-renowned brand. He can also count on the vision of his daughter Virginie to continue raising this estate to the top. Four hectares in Savennières and four hectares in Roche-Aux-Moines, a vineyard grazed by sheep, pecked by chickens, worked by hand, in symbiosis with nature. Observation, experimentation, model viticulture and a must-see estate.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Domain rated (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
On the nose, this squeezing flow first delivers warm aromas of very ripe white and yellow fruit, enhanced by honeyed flowers and a hint of oxidation. With aeration, fresher notes of bitter orange and menthol emerge. This power is immediately reflected in a broad, suave, rich palate of ripe apple and sun-drenched apricot, reinforced by the presence of residual sugar (5 g/l), while a hint of mineral freshness energizes the finish.
About the domain :
This venerable 7-hectare vineyard, planted with old chenin vines clinging to schist slopes, was created by the Cistercians in 1130, and is one of the few monopoly appellations in France. Strengthened over the centuries by illustrious and crowned connoisseurs, its aura has taken on an international dimension since Nicolas Joly, the French "pope" of biodynamics, presides over its destiny, accompanied today by his daughter Virginie. The wine derives its original, unique character from grapes harvested at over-ripeness - or botrytized - in four or five passages. In the cellar, we don't use new wood to mask the terroir, but rather 500-l barrels. And as little intervention as possible.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Domain rated Recommended (Recommended)
About the domain :
Nicolas Joly is now accompanied by his daughter Virginie. Without touching the father figure, we must admit that the wines have become more precise and delicate in recent years. La Coulée de Serrant is now at the height of the quality of its terroir. A schist terroir that gives the wine length, precision and subtle sparkle. The wines need time and, above all, aeration.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2022 guide) 95/100
Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
The 2019 will go down in the annals of Coulée de Serrant: it's a Chenin endowed with flamboyant strength and a noble vegetal note. It combines a unique sensation of bitterness with a reassuring sweetness, culminating in a marvelous, still robust finish that will refine over the coming decades. A few hours' aeration will be necessary.
About the domain :
The exceptional Coulée de Serrant vineyard stretches along the edge of a schistose cliff falling directly into the Loire, near Angers. The nature of the site and the quality of its exposure have enabled it to stand out from the crowd for centuries. Restored by Denise Joly in the 1960s, the estate was taken over by her son Nicolas. This brilliant agitator of ideas is a fundamentalist of biodynamic viticulture, which he has made his own at La Coulée de Serrant since 1981, when it was first certified. Nicolas Joly's daughter Virginie looks after the estate. While the latest vintages are endowed with a valiant intrinsic energy, aromatic deviations can spoil the purity that could be revealed by these mythical Loire terroirs.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.4/5
on 14 reviews
Note and review by M. MARC S. Published on 18/07/2022
after drinking a Coulée de Serrant 2018 (divine), how disappointed I was with the 2019 vintage.
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Note and review by M. EMILIO A. Published on 25/09/2024
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Note and review by M. JEAN PAUL D. Published on 15/07/2024
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Note and review by M. DAVID D. Published on 23/11/2023
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Note and review by M. FABRICE T. Published on 09/11/2023
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Note and review by M. CHRISTOPHE M. Published on 21/08/2022
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Note and review by M. JACQUES P. Published on 06/04/2022
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Note and review by M. ANTOINE F. Published on 01/04/2022
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Note and review by M. CHRISTIAN C. Published on 30/03/2022
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