In remembrance of the late Jacky Blot, our Wine Director David Allen tastes a Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil from the Le Pied de la Butte vineyard. This delicious wine is a fitting tribute to this much loved & highly talented man, showing that Jacky Blot's legacy will continue to be seen in cellars of his customers through several decades yet. Join us to taste Jacky Blot's Domaine de la Butte Le Pied de la Butte Bourgueil 2020
Jacky Blot was a well-regarded, low-intervention winemaker from the Loire Valley producing a range of wines, predominantly based on the local mainstays, Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
Jacky was a wine broker before deciding to embark on his own project in 1989 to make wines in Montlouis, with the object of producing classic, local styles: A range of labels are produced from Montlouis and its ubiquitous Chenin Blanc variety including the single-vineyard Clos de Mosny and Clos de la Bretonnière (both monopole holdings). The Venise Vin de France white is made from the Clos de Venise holding in Vouvray but is declassified due to its production location outside of the Vouvray area.
Blot acquired the 14-hectare (34-acre) Domaine de la Butte in Bourgueil in 2002. He produces a number of labels from the vineyard, generally broken down by their position on the hill (or "butte", in French). For instance, "Mi-Pente" refers to the mid-slope while Le Haut de la Butte is from the upper hillside. All are produced from Cabernet Franc.
All the vineyards are certified organic and hand harvested. Most wines are unfined and unfiltered and fermented with indigenous yeasts. In recent years, Jacky's son, Jean-Philippe (known as "J-P") has progressively taken over the running of the estates.
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