Nicolas Joly - Clos de la Bergerie 2023 - AOC Savennières - Roche Aux Moines
Nicolas Joly - Clos de la Bergerie 2023 - AOC Savennières - Roche Aux Moines
The Joly family owns 2.77 hectares of the appellation (about 10%). Single vineyard mid-slope adjacent to Clos de la Coulee de Serrant, facing east. The soils, composed primarily of schist, are slightly deeper, ranging from approximately 30 to 80 cm. This wine offers a striking balance of richness and freshness, with notes of ripe stone fruits against a backbone of signature Savennières minerality and pithiness.
The wines are made according to biodynamic practices (since 1980) by the world’s foremost thinker, philosopher and practitioner of biodynamic wine farming, Nicolas Joly. The reputation of the estate, the man and the wines is unquestionable and needs little introduction. These are perhaps the world’s most important wines philosophically when it comes to understanding biodynamic practices, and they are surely the most singular Chenin Blancs on the planet. Considering the significance and longevity of these wines, we think the pricing is nothing short of extraordinary.
