"Hauts de Husseau, one of Montlouis' highest vineyards at 200 m (660 ft), is a single plot of up to 100-year-old vines. Blot chose it for its interesting geology, apparently: very thin flinty soils on a limestone base. Initially this was sold as Rémus Plus, but the name was changed to Hauts de Husseau with the 2015 vintage. This seemed to me to produce perhaps the single most exciting range."
-Jancis Robinson.

"Jacky's wines, including his not-anymore Vouvray, are the perfect example: They're bone-dry, less fruity than complex and austere. He believes sugar blurs chenin's ability to transparently reveal its best qualities, which is why his winemaking is almost fanatically Burgundian, although he prefers to describe it as "the school of Montlouis." He ferments all his whites in barrels. And rather than a cold, quick fermentation meant to highlight aromas, he borrows from Burgundy's elite cadre, winemakers like Jean-François Coche (of Coche-Dury) and Jean-Marc Roulot (of Domaine Roulot): he exposes the grape must to oxygen before a long, slow fermentation and leaves the finished wine in steel tanks for months before bottling, which firms up the texture."
-Jon Bonné

Domaine de La Taille Aux Loups is situated not far from Vouvray. Their 45 hectares of vineyards are planted exclusively with Chenin Blanc. Jacky Blot purchased the Domaine in 1989. He was regarded as one of France's most revered and talented winemakers, a true pioneer of Loire Chenin Blanc. With the passing of Jacky in 2023, Jean Phillippe carries on his legacy.

"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. Drink to 2036."
94 points.
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous (July 2024)