Famille Joly
Les Vieux Clos
Les Vieux Clos provides an inviting taste into the Famille Joly style; is often considered the most aromatic of the three wines. Yields are kept at 25 hectoliters per hectare (well below the 50 hl/ha requirement of the appellation). Unique to this wine in the portfolio, fermentation can be completed partly in tank.
Planted over 5.5 ha on light slopes facing east in the mountainous AOC Savennières region. The soil here is unique, with sand layered in the first 2 feet. The vines are 35 years old and planted at a density of 4,800-6,700 vines per hectare.
- Region
- Loire Valley
- Appellation
- Loire
- Sub-Appellation
- Savennières AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chenin Blanc
- Aging
- 12 months in used oak barrels.
- Alcohol
- 15%
The wine provides expressive exotic notes of ginger and coriander balanced with an accent of salinity. Les Vieux Clos is often considered the most aromatic of the three wines.
Wine Enthusiast
96 Points
2022
"When you want to experience the best of Chenin Blanc you start with Savennières, and when you want to experience the best of Savennières you start with Famille Joly. This wine immediately impresses on the nose beginning with dried fruit aromas of golden apple, pear, peach and kumquat zest. The palate is structured and supported by overripe green plum and caramel on the finish."
— Reggie Solomon, 2024
