Vanessa

9.5

Let’s talk about SAVENNIÈRES!!!! 📣📣

Savennières is a small but mighty appellation (AOC), located in the Anjou subregion of the Loire Valley, France and specializes in still, dry Chenin Blanc wines. 🇫🇷

Its growing environment is apt for producing concentrated and ripe fruit, translating into wines with strong aromatic and flavor intensity and higher alcohol potential. 💪🏻 It’s no wonder this appellation is all about Chenin Blanc; Chenin has naturally higher acidity, which can help lend structure and balance to the final wine. ⚖️ 🙌🏻🙌🏻

The combination of these factors sets the stage for winemakers to produce some truly powerful and age-worthy whites that can improve, gaining complexity (and softening) with some time in the bottle. 🤔 🧐 Savennières has a reputation as a more serious, cerebral wine that is meant to be savored, especially when paired with a creamy seafood dish like Coquilles Saint-Jacques! 😋 🥘

🌿This particular wine is the Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant AOC (2019) hailing from the prized enclave of Coulée de Serrant AOC (within Savennières AOC), owned exclusively and farmed biodynamically by the renowned Nicolas Joly.

This wine is surely capable of aging for decades but tonight we opted to sip this golden wine during the golden hour with unseasonably warm, summery temperatures here in Minnesota.

🐝 🍯 In the glass, we found concentrated, layered notes of honey, beeswax, yellow apple, ripe apricot, quince, chamomile, dried & crushed white rose petals, toasted almond, hazelnut, cinnamon stick, nutmeg, acrylic paint, wet stones, salted caramel, & butterscotch.

It has texture (and finish) for days and a coating mouthfeel.

🫣 Its alcohol by volume clocks in at 15%!!! But it’s well-integrated and balanced by a crisp acidity and robust aromas and flavors. 👌 — 3 days ago

with Deked1

Doug Powers

9.2

Mineral, floral, still pretty youthful, very good acid and also some nice structure, longish finish, very good Savennieres!! — 8 months ago

with Jim

Tom Kobylarz

9.5

Medium lemon yellow. The nose is med+ and rises easily from the glass with fresh notes of mineral stones, lanolin, salinity, and mixed fresh orchard fruits. The palate is med/med+ bodied, with mouthwatering and perfectly integrated acidity. The flavors cascade over the palate with energy and depth into a long, persistent finish. — 2 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.0

2018 Vintage - nice pear / quince , wet wool , honey , dry, medium minus body, medium acidity — 4 years ago

Ben Kneen

9.4

Amazing depth and concentration for Chenin. Super dry and nervy, tons of flavor and a lot to like overall but not sure it’s worth the cost of entry. — 5 years ago

Dawn E.

9.2

I think this might be my favorite wine from the Loire Valley! Hailing from the Anjou region, this wine is
pale yellow in color with a slight green tinge.
I am getting stoned fruits, honey, hazelnut, cheese rind, crushed minerals, floral of some sort, great acidity, and nice salinity on the palate, I am getting a super long finish! There is a lot going on in this glass! — 18 days ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Textbook Savennières - chiseled, crisp acidity still in evidence, lemon, apple, pear, quince, hay, peach, almond and honey. Still stunningly fresh and mouth filling. Dry but thickly textured. Glorious at nearly 30 years of age. — a month ago

Brian Hearty

9.1

2022. Our sommelier knew that we have enjoyed several different Chenin Blanc wines with the food at The Oven and poured me a taste of this wine from an opened bottle. Beautiful aromas of apple/apple cider/blossoms. High acidity and medium body. — 5 months ago

JKT

9.2

Wow medium yellow and complex nutty earthy ripe orange spicy notes carrying through to bracing acidity and firm texture then long finish. No sign of oxidation from previous notes and giving it higher ratings. — 10 months ago

Mark Eastom

8.9

Apple, waxy, wet wool, floral, great acid. — 3 years ago

Paul Masson

8.9

Massively woolly upon opening, but settles in nicely with some air. Very mineral-driven with some baked apple — 5 years ago

Oliver Monti-Masel

9.0

Dry chenin blanc, marvellous — 6 years ago

Hum

9.2

Bright and cheery strawberry, cranberry, mossy earth, and hay. Delicious! — 6 years ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Aged dry Chenin Blanc from Baumard, the “Trie Speciale”, which is always dynamite if consumed 7-12 years from vintage, this bottle is JUST a little older, honeyed aromas and flavors, still alive, but would of course be better if it was sweeter, amazing how long these wines will last, though, even if not optimum!! — a month ago

with Jim

Robert Weber

9.4

Classic chenin blanc. Med plus acidity, peach pear white flowers and of course lambswool. Could go for at least another 5 years. — 2 months ago

Serena Wu

9.4

Opened at home. Lovely! — 5 months ago

with Brad

romo

9.1

Silky and correct, just a bit too light. — a year ago

SV

9.2

What is it about excellent Loire Chenin that just really really does it for me? Waxy, honeyed, gorgeous wine. — 3 years ago

Al Doyle

9.4

Honestly I haven’t been drinking wine for a while but this has reinvigorated my interest. Mosse is underrated these days. Depth and balance and finesse beyond its price tag. — 5 years ago

Richard Poulin

9.1

100% Chenin, sur la rive de la Loire, un vin tendu qui semble plein d'énergie et de potentiel. Impressionnant quand même et qui semble fait pour la garde. On goûte le chêne utilisé pour son vieillissement, ce qui arrondit la texture. Un grand vin pour de garde? Ce vin a été ouvert dans mon réfrigérateur pendant une semaine - je l'ai dégusté pendant plusieurs jours et il s'est amélioré, signe d'un grand potentiel, mais c'est déjà une très belle expérience maintenant, — 6 years ago