Clos de la Coulée de Serrant 2018 - Nicolas Joly

Clos de la Coulée de Serrant 2018 - Nicolas Joly

La Coulée de Serrant is an appellation contrôlée on its own.

Total surface area: 7 hectares, steep slopes facing south

Planted in 1130 by the Cistercian monks and always remained as vines since then, 2015 is the 885th consecutive harvest.

The soil is partly ploughed by horse.

Average age of the vines: 35/40 years old, the oldest vines are 80 years old

Density: 4800 to 6700 vines per hectare, most of them trellised, some not.

Grape variety: chenin blanc in massal selections.

Yield 20-25 hectolitres/hectare (40 authorised)

Number of bottles: between 20000 and 25000

Soil: schist, quartz

Biodynamic agriculture since 1981 with control.

Aged in oak barrels for 6 to 8 months. New wood limited 5%. Native yeast. No chaptalization, no temperature control. 1 to 2 rackings. Sticking. Very light filtration called "pre-filtration" most of the time. Light sulphiting before bottling.