Domaine Saint Nicolasv Le Haut des Clous 2018 (1x75cl)
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Domaine Saint Nicolasv Le Haut des Clous 2018 (1x75cl)
Regular price
HK$398.00
Sale price
HK$398.00
Regular price
Unit price
A superb lesson in mastery and style with this plot selection from Haut des Clous which immediately reveals optimal fruit maturity and a tonic expression of the soil, in a register that is both salty and smoky. A great, intense, ripe and slender Chenin, in this 2018 vintage where maturity blends perfectly with this maritime dimension specific to the terroirs of Brem and Ile d'Olonne.
It is in the heart of the family vineyard, on the place called Les Clous, that the Chenin vines, planted around thirty years ago, flourish on a clay and quartz soil, on a very gentle and exposed slope. to the south-east, and intrude deep into a schist subsoil characteristic of this terroir. They will find there this depth of texture, this verticality and this beautiful mineral intensity that characterize this cuvée.
Plowing and hoeing the soil, 100% natural treatment, energizing herbal teas made from nettle or horsetail, manual harvesting, demanding sorting, selection of juices: everything is done here so that the vines and grapes express in the fairest way. and the purest qualities of the Haut des Clous terroir. After a natural vinification, on indigenous yeasts, Thierry has chosen to age the wine in large casks, for a minimum of 12 months with the aim of revealing all its complexity, underlining its relief and natural energy. without the wood marking the wine.
Let's face it, from our point of view, it is a great vintage from the Haut des Clous that the Michons are offering us this year: the chenin shines here with irresistible brilliance while displaying an unusual density. From the first nose, a sensation of purity and delicious fruity notes are present, between lime blossom, pear, nectarine, pineapple, citrus pulp, chalk, dried fruits, fresh butter, whipped cream and a resolutely mineral touch reminiscent of the both the spray and the flint.
The palate brilliantly and precisely confirms the balance, depth and communicative energy of this wine. Superb touch with a delicately creamy density at the start, a tonic mid-palate, which stretches and stretches, carried by a characteristic salinity, a remarkable length, pure, clean and precise: everything is already there, perfectly in place. The relief, the concentration and the breath of this Haut des Clous make us say that it has at least 10 years ahead of it to amaze us!
An invitation to a beautiful maritime gastronomy revisited in the fashion of Olivier Roellinger, between the sea and the spice route ... Attention, great wine!