Clos de la coulée de serrant
“I was trained to become a banker, but I turned out to be a winegrower” says Nicolas Joly. He started his career in finance, which involved working a lot in the UK and the USA. When he returned to his family’s estate in the Loire in 1977, in the vineyards of “Coulee De Serrant”, he decided that he wanted to make wines that expressed the “spot” of his terroirs.
As a matter of fact, these vineyards take their roots deep into history. The first vines were planted during the 12th century by Cisterciens Monks and always remained in vine since.
Very quickly Nicolas Joly started experimenting the principles of Biodynamics inspired by Rudolf Steiner. After years of perseverance, his hard work and convictions started to get the public’s and experts’ recognition.
Today Nicolas Joly, who runs the domaine with his daughter Virginie, has probably become the leading proponent of biodynamic viticulture. He regularly organises seminars for winegrowers, sommeliers and the general public all over the world. Nicolas Joly says: “The vine is one of the few fruit trees strictly linked to the season. The vine is dominated by the earth forces.”
Louis XI spoke about the wines of Coulee De Serrant with devotion: “the gold drop”. In the beginning of the 20th century, Curnonsky, the prince of gastronomy, describes it as “one of the 5 best white wines of France”.
