Nicolas Joly - Les Vieux Clos 2023 - AOC Savennières
Nicolas Joly - Les Vieux Clos 2023 - AOC Savennières
The Joly family owns 5.5 acres of beautiful old walled vines, at the top of the slope facing east. Primarily schist soil, pockets of quartz and more rarely, sand are present. Offering a generous palate with a hint of schist-fuelled minerality and remarkable power, culminating in a long and persistent finish.
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.
