Famille Joly

The Coulée of Serrant was planted at the 12th century (1130) by Cisterciens Monks and always remained in vine since.

The year 2008 is thus the 878th consecutive vintage.

The old small monastery which always forms part of the property is classified with the inventory of the historic buildings.

A few hundred meters further and adjacent to the vines one can see the ruins of the old fortress of the Roche aux Moines which secure the Loire and wh...

Famille Joly owns 10 hectares of vineyards in total – 7 ha on Coulée de Serrant and 3 ha in Savennières.

AIl three appellation are planted with the chenin vine variety.

The vines planted over the last five years were taken from cuttings selected from the oldest vines on the Coulée de Serrant vineyard (vines dating back to 1920).

This careful selection reinforces the subtleties that the vineyard has expressed over the centuries. The average ...

The Joly family produces three wines of different appellations:

 “La Coulée de Serrant” in appellation “Coulée de Serrant”, monopoly of the family Joly.

“Le Clos de la Bergerie” in appellation Savennières-Roche aux Moines.

“Les Vieux Clos” in appellation “Savennières”.

Chenin gets its complexity only when it is fully ripe – deep yellow. And only healthy, sustainable farming can guarantee this without grey rot. For this reason, all our grap...