Nicolas Joly Coulee de Serrant 1976 LS
Nicolas Joly Coulée de Serrant 1976 is a white wine from the Loire Valley, presented under the Savennières appellation by Domaine Nicolas Joly. This cuvée is made exclusively from Chenin Blanc. The 1976 vintage marks the year Nicolas Joly took over the family estate. Coulée de Serrant comes from a 7-hectare vineyard, the exclusive property of the Joly family, originally planted by Cistercian monks in the 12th century.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Low Shoulder
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Appellation
- Savennières
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Nicolas Joly
- Cuvée
- Coulée de Serrant
- Millésime
- 1976
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chenin Blanc
Domaine Nicolas Joly
The Nicolas Joly estate, also known as Coulée de Serrant, is situated in Savennières, in Maine-et-Loire, on the right bank of the Loire. Run by the Joly family, it covers 15 hectares of Chenin Blanc spread across the Savennières, Savennières Roche-aux-Moines and Coulée de Serrant appellations. The latter, a 7-hectare family-owned monopole, constitutes an appellation in its own right; the estate has been cultivated using biodynamic methods since 1984.
- Owner
- Nicolas Joly (famille Joly)
- Maître de chais
- Virginie Joly
- Surface (ha)
- 15.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 38 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Wine-growing on the Coulée de Serrant estate is documented as far back as 1130, when Cistercian monks planted the plots near a monastery. The vineyard was then dedicated to Chenin; a few plots were planted with Verdelho in the 16th century. The monks left the property towards the end of the 17th century. In the first half of the 20th century, the Costreau family took over the estate and entrusted its management to vineyard workers. In the 1950s, the estate was sold to a former Belgian merchant seaman. Denise and Antoine Joly moved there in 1960. Their son, Nicolas Joly, took over the estate in 1978 and began developing its viticultural potential. Since 1984, the entire estate has been managed according to biodynamic principles. Nicolas Joly remains the owner, whilst his daughter Virginie Joly is now responsible for the management and winemaking at the estate.
