Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups, 'Les Hauts De Husseau,' Montlouis-sur-Loire, Loire, France, 2022

Overview of the Wine
A new star has emerged in the heart of the Loire Valley: he is Jacky Blot of Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, in Montlouis and Vouvray. Montlouis is located on the southern bank of the Loire, opposite Vouvray. Blot, originally a Loire wine broker by profession, acquired about 8 hectares of 50-75 year old vines in 1989. These prized, ancient parcels belonged to families that could no longer continue to cultivate the vines and so entrusted them to Blot and his team. Blot brought a passion and exacting determination to make wines of only the highest quality, well beyond the norm of the day. Now more than 25 years on, Blot is the acknowledged pioneer of the region and is credited with having taken Chenin Blanc to unprecedented heights of quality.

Organic.

Grape / Blend
100% Chenin Blanc

Origin
Loire, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
From very old vines in Montlouis, this Chenin Blanc is incredibly complex, showing aromas and flavors of preserved Meyer lemon, white flowers, citrus rind, Anjou pear, and crushed rocks. Everything here is perfectly in balance, with a gorgeous lift to its mineral structural core. A long juicy finish rounds out this textural wonder.

94 Points - Vinous
The 2022 Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Hauts de Husseau hails from a site with vines between 80 and 110 years old. It's a finely scented, silken style that provides a mellow sense of effortlessness on the mid-palate before it structures itself toward the close. The chalky nature of the soil provides a fine coating of texture and structure, which adds persistence and line. It finishes long, calm, and focused, with notes redolent of pastry, ripe apple and chalky citrus.

Product size: 750ml