WTN: Tasting Jacky Blot's brilliant Chenin.

Last Sunday I spent some time at Brussels Salon of La Revue du Vin de France. I was glad that there were two of the best Touraine producers present and I tasted their whole ranges on show except Blot’s sweeties (I posted my TNs on the reds in the Cabernet franc WF and I will deal with other wines on show separately).

Here are the whites -

Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, Jacky Blot, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Here was a brilliant range of chenin derived dry whites. They were bone dry (2g/l RS max. according to Blot), brightly focussed and very mineral. I would be happy to have any of these on my table right now but I think that they would repay some keeping, particularly the last.

Triple Zéro NV(€12)confirmed itself as one of my favourite bubblies from outside Champagne and, indeed, it was decidedly superior to a Joseph Perrier NV Champagne which I had just previously sipped as a palate cleanser. The nose was biscuit and slightly creamy and the palate was crisp, fruity, mineral and quite full with a slight tenderness which surprised with zero dosage; 16/20+++.
Vouvray Bretonnière 2010(€12) opened up aromatically with swirling and contributed pineapple hints to the crisp acidity and minerality; 15.5/20+++.
Montlouis Rémus 2010 (€12) was similar with less pineapple and with more body and depth; 16/20.
Montlouis Clos Michet 2009 was less exuberant aromatically but more generous in body with complex fruit including lovely quince notes and lively mouth-watering acidity; 16/20+++.
Montlouis Rémus Plus 2009 represented a further notch up in subtlety, depth and backbone; 16.5/20++.

[Jenise]

I wonder if this producer is imported to the U.S. The name sounds kind of familiar, like something I heard about. Or maybe I'm thinking of Jackie Chan.

I wonder if this producer is imported to the U.S. The name sounds kind of familiar, like something I heard about. Or maybe I'm thinking of Jackie Chan.

Voss Selections is one importer.

OK, I confess that in old days on old WLDG when someone posted re "Jacky Blot" I thought it was a joke. But I'll look for these

Wine Searcher shows a few Taille aux Loups importers in the USA http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/taill ... oups/1/usa including one in Portland. Is that near to you to be useful, Jenise?

I believe Jacky Blot is the proprietor of Domaine de la Butte, stellar wine in my brief experience.

Here is Bertrand Celce's intriguing report:

http://www.wineterroirs.com/2010/06/jac ... butte.html

when we visited him, he was very interesting and thorough. you tasted everything and in part of his home. cellar underneath. was minding his grandchild that day - great stuff. the wines had been highly recommended by tom stevenson. really glad we went. triple zero was new at that time. never see his stuff in MI.