Wolf Pruning Estate - Jacky Blot - Clos Michet 2024
Founded by the visionary Jacky Blot, Domaine de la Taille aux Loups has established itself as a true benchmark for great Loire wines. Located in Montlouis-sur-Loire and Vouvray, the estate has revolutionized the image of Chenin Blanc by working it with the same rigor as the greatest Burgundy vintages. Each single-plot cuvée precisely expresses the terroir of origin, producing wines of remarkable integrity and purity.
Clos Michet is a neighboring plot of the legendary Clos de Mosny, resting on clay-limestone and tuffeau soils. This cuvée illustrates the estate's desire to reveal the mineral nuances and natural tension of Chenin. The 2024 vintage, balanced and marked by beautiful grape maturity, gives birth to a straightforward and chiseled wine, where the purity of the fruit meets the minerality of the terroir. True to the Jacky Blot style, Clos Michet stands out as a great gastronomic wine, both refined and precise.
The bright pale gold color with green highlights heralds freshness and energy. The nose reveals delicate aromas of white flowers, pear, fresh apple, and citrus, supported by a chalky touch. On the palate, the attack is lively and tense, driven by fine and perfectly integrated acidity. The minerality of the terroir translates into a saline and persistent finish, which prolongs the wine's elegance. Clos Michet 2024 will express itself magnificently today after aeration, but its cellaring potential for more than a decade will make it an exceptional wine.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc
