Jacky Blot La Taille Aux Loups “Triple Zéro” Brut

40+ year old vines

Grapes harvested at full maturity, 12°-12.5° potential alcohol

Allows for the three “Zeros”

Zero chapitalization
Zero liqueur de tirage
Zero dosage

No malo

Petillant naturel

One long fermentation done with indigenous yeasts

Aged on the lees for 24 months

Reviews

Decanter – “Jacky Blot is acknowledged as a master of Chenin Blanc. The Triple Zero of this pet-nat refers to the zero chapitalisation, zero liqueur de tirage, and zero liqueur d’expedition. With a slow fermentation in old wood, this is a remarkable expression of Chenin Blanc with great depth.” (95 Pts)

Wine & Spirits – “Triple Zéro is one of the wines Jacky Blot developed in the early 1990s, after he switched from wine broker to Loire winemaker. It’s conceived as a natural, bottle-fermented sparkling wine, made from a careful selection of clean grapes from vines more than 50 years old, ripe enough so that he doesn’t need to chaptalize (the first instance of zero added sugar referred to in the name). The wine spontaneously ferments in old barriques, then he bottles it when the residual sugar in the juice has fallen to 12 grams per liter, so he doesn’t need to add any liqueur de tirage to feed its fermentation in bottle (the second instance of zero added sugar). He leaves it on its lees for 24 months in bottle before clarifying it through riddling, then disgorges the lees and tops off the bottle with some of the same wine rather than any dosage (the third zero). No surprise that the wine is completely dry. The first impression is brisk limestone and tart lemon acidity before it opens to something lush and delicious, fragrant with red spice and white fruit. This will age well, or serve as an aperitif for oysters or a dinner wine with roast fish.” (92 Pts)