Nicolas Joly - Savennières Coulée de Serrant 2024
2*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
93/100
Wine Spectator
91/100
RVF
“A wine that evokes emotion, terroir, and timelessness!”
A Chenin that everyone should taste at least once in their lifetime. La Coulée de Serrant is not just a great wine: it is an appellation in its own right, a living legend of the Loire. A true marvel for all discerning food lovers!
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Eye
Beautiful golden yellow dress
Nose
A complex bouquet of pear, spices, white flowers, exotic fruits, and toasted notes, with a slightly oxidative character and hints of beeswax
Palate
Round and supple, with a character that comes into its own in an intense, full-bodied finish, featuring freshness and a gentle bitterness, with a beautiful balance
Serve
Served in a carafe at 14°
Open
Best left to age for a few years in the cellar; for those who can’t wait, open it 24 hours before serving or decant it twice 2 hours beforehand
Drink before
2041+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with foie gras, lobster in sauce, chicken à l'Angevine, veal blanquette, pikeperch in beurre blanc, scallops, Cantal, Salers, or very dry goat cheese...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 3 stars (A high-quality product that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
The Coulée de Serrant wine estate is a place where life flourishes. Nicolas Joly, a pioneer of biodynamics, has made his wine a brand recognized around the world. He can also count on the vision of his daughter Virginie to continue elevating this estate among the very best. Four hectares in Savennières and four hectares in Roche-Aux-Moines—a vineyard grazed by sheep, pecked at by chickens, tended by human hands, in harmony with nature. Observation, experimentation, exemplary viticulture, and an essential estate.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2026) 2* Favorite (Millésime 2023) (Remarkable wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
This venerable 7-hectare vineyard, planted with old Chenin vines clinging to schist-covered hillsides and established by the Cistercians in 1130, is one of the few single-estate appellations in the French wine region. Bolstered over the centuries by illustrious and crowned connoisseurs, its reputation has taken on an international dimension since Nicolas Joly, the French “pope” of biodynamics, took the helm, now joined by his daughter Virginie. The wine derives its original and unique character from grapes harvested when overripe—or even botrytised—in four or five passes. In the cellar, no new oak is used, as it would mask the terroir, but rather 500-liter barrels. And as little intervention as possible.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Rated Category: Recommended (Recommended)
About the estate:
Nicolas Joly is now joined by his daughter Virginie. Without taking anything away from his father’s legacy, it must be said that the wines have become more refined and delicate in recent years. La Coulée de Serrant has thus reached the pinnacle of quality for its terroir—a schist-based terroir that lends the wine length, precision, and subtle brilliance. These wines require time and, above all, aeration.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 91/100 (2023 vintage)
Rated estate (2026 guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
The exceptional vineyard of La Coulée de Serrant stretches along the edge of a schist cliff that drops straight into the Loire River, near Angers. The unique terroir and the quality of its exposure have set it apart for centuries. Restored by Denise Joly in the 1960s, the estate was taken over by her son Nicolas. This brilliant innovator is a staunch advocate of biodynamic farming, which he has practiced at La Coulée de Serrant since 1981. A portion of botrytized grapes (more or less pronounced depending on the vintage) lends a baroque complexity of aromas and a singular richness to these extraordinary whites. Nicolas Joly’s daughter, Virginie, is now in charge of the estate. Some wines, such as the 2016 or 2019 vintages, can be flamboyant, shaped by an impressive concentration of dry extract. Others, such as the 2020, lack precision, which leaves us perplexed. These wines require extensive aeration and a serving temperature of around 12 degrees—not too cool, in other words. They are even served at room temperature during tastings at the estate!
Wine Spectator
Rated wine (2026 guide) 93/100 (2023 vintage) (Exceptional wine)
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