Triple Zéro - La Taille aux Loups - Jacky Blot

Triple Zéro - La Taille aux Loups  - Jacky Blot

Appellation : Montlouis-sur-loire.

Grape variety : 100% Chenin.
Age of the vines: more than 50 years old.

Soil : Clayey limestone and siliceous clay, on limestone bedrock.

Vine management. Ploughed vines, short pruning 6 to 8 buds, 4 spurs maximum per vine. Uncertified organic cultivation.

Harvest : Manual, grapes sorted on the table. Potential richness 12°, 12.5°. Transport of the harvest in crates. Yield between 3o and 4o hectolitres per hectare.

Vinification

Zero chaptalization : Pneumatic pressing without spinning, descent of the juices by gravity. Very slow fermentation without yeasting or chaptalisation in old barrels (5 to 1o years old).

Zero liqueur de tirage : Transfer of the juices in bottles when 1o to 12 g of sugar remains to ferment, (indigenous yeasts exclusively). Stay in bottle: 18 to 24 months.

Zero liqueur d'expédition When disgorging, the maturity of the grapes allows to avoid adding liqueur d'expédition. The level of the bottle is made with the same wine.

Service: This sparkling wine a wine first, aeration will be necessary and beneficial. Serving temperature 10 to 12°.

Food & Wine pairing: It can be enjoyed at any time, perfect as an aperitif, where the total absence of liquor leaves the mouth feeling very fresh. It can accompany a whole meal, a long evening or quench your thirst on a summer afternoon.