Les Vieux Clos

𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓽 𝓻𝓮𝓯𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼.

𝓢𝓸𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓪 𝓛𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓷

The eyes are the window to one’s soul as are the wines from Nicolas Joly and his daughter Virginie, it’s a window into their essence, their beliefs and sincerity of terroir reflection.

A passionate pioneer and Loire godfather of biodynamic wines (certified in 1985), this father and daughter team make 3 world class wines, all from Chenin Blanc of various aged vines and fermentation durations. This 3 hectare single-vineyeard Les Vieux Close comes from multiple hand harvesting passes of the 20-year-old vines planted on schist and quartz soils and aged for 8 months in neutral oak barrels. The yields are kept low on purpose to concontrate the flavors and quality of the wines. FACT: these vines go through the “sélection massale” whereby the cuttings are selected from the most prized vines in the vineyards to be replanted, dating back to the Middle Ages.

𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴

Deeply hued golden hue thanks to it’s marvelous oxidative style.

Superexpressive aromas of honeyed baked apple and candied pear, dried stone fruit, lemon peel, minerals, warm spices of ginger and nutmeg and dough. Slight prickly effect followed by mind blowing pronounced flavors of honeyed ginger, earthy minerality, almond blossom and lanolin. The searing acidity just cuts through it all and carried the gorgeous richness of this iconic wine to end on a sea salt like finish. It bristles with so much energy. It’s full bodied, balanced and exotic in its own right.

Be prepared to be carried away by it’s precision and powerful beauty.

Pair with your holiday meal or roasted monkish with lemon olive oil mashed potatoes.