Maurizio Abbà

8.9

Charpentier is a small company part of Vignerons Indépendants founded in 1974 in Villers-sous-Châtillon. The brand was created after the marriage of Jacky Charpentier and Claudine Claisse, both first child of two landowners in the Champagne region.
Most of the vineyards are located on the right side of Marne Valley, on chalk. Pinot Meunier is the main product of the valley. Tradition Brut is the entry level, composed mostly by Meunier, with some traces of pinot noir. Chardonnay, if present, is unnoticeable in the final product.
This tradition brut shows great yellow color with golden notes, with a fine persistent perlage. The nose is based on flowers and fruits, starting from citric and expanding to sweeter notes with time. A delicious touch of apricot and candied oranges complete the bouquet. Very pleasant taste, full-bodied and with a prolonged aftertaste. The acidity we found in the nose is confirmed in the sip. A very good pairing with food, we used it as an all-around appetizer and it managed to pair well even with raw fish. — 7 years ago

Chris Doloughty

9.0

As the French always say...this little fucker got me drunk — 9 years ago

with Michael

Emily Bolles

9.0

Bae picked out a juicy gamay for me. It's great! Light juicy and peppery 👌🏽 — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.5

2005 vintage. It's from Corsica. This is my last of three bottles bought from Garagiste back when they regularly offered fascinating stuff like this, before they jumped the shark. It was the first and last time they ever offered this wine despite my repeatedly prodding them to do so again after I opened my first two early on. I was floored then - it was like drinking a Truchot, almost impossibly light and gossamer. I've been holding on to this last bottle for years, afraid to open it as I didn't want to ruin that perfect memory. Shouldn't have worried, this is still great. And in fact it's aging very much like a Burgundy, although tasting more mature than a Burgundy of a similar age would be, and it's oddly put on a substantial amount of weight: the color's deeper and the material denser than before. It starts out with slightly spiky acidity that needs a bit of time to sort itself out. Then it has a fresh green aroma, full of Alpine herbs. Then it turns deeper, more savory and earthy, with mushroom and saddle leather, very much like a Burgundy knocking on the door of a tertiary period. It has a very fresh acidic spine with a juiciness that brings to mind orange or tangerine, not ordinarily the type of acidity that you see in a red wine. That adds a youthful perspective to a profile that otherwise feels fairly developed. But the most remarkable thing about it is the texture and sleek, slender proportions, not much changed since those bottles years ago that felt like drinking Jacky Truchot. Won't somebody consider importing this wine again? — 10 years ago

Diane Kessler

8.9

I had a heck of a time extracting the cork. Thank you Ah So. Drinking well with lots of acidity, juicy cranberries and minerals. Very nice. — 10 years ago

Martin Sahlberg

10

Just love the wines from #AlbertMann Had the pleasure to work with the winemaker Jacky two yrs ago. #Alsace #wine — 11 years ago

Patrick Arres

9.5

Diner Kowloon Ivan, Jacky, Winnie — 11 years ago

Russ Bus

9.0

Cormoyeux Marne Valley / PM55-PN30-Cha-15 / 2010 base - 2 vintages / 2010 triage / July 2012 disgorge / dosage 8gl/ RS 8gl / ML Ferm / RM / jacky&Valery bochet / clay & chalk / 8.5ha / 6.7k cs / vanilla citrus white flowers brioche — 11 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

2nd bottle, better-packed in there, would love 2 taste in 3-5 yrs — 12 years ago

Renaut jC

9.5

Colmar 2017 - ruiz — 8 years ago

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

10

Jacky blot is forever a favorite! Now pouring at ACME restaurant for $16! — 8 years ago

Tanja Yokum

9.3

Officially obsessed w/Jacky Blot’s Domaine de la Taille aux Loups. They remind me of the Loire woods en route to Paris, every time. 🐺@lettieteague1 — 9 years ago

Rick Pitcher

9.4

The Chenin Master - Jacky Blot. Both lush and lithe at the same time. Slammin'. — 10 years ago

Robert Knowles

9.1

The Fleurie was even better. — 10 years ago

Scott Claffee

9.3

2005. Amazing energy, still coiled, but revealing enough to please at this point. This will last forever. — 10 years ago

with Tim and Warren

Nils Paulson

Sales Martine's Wines

9.4

Brilliant for Bourgogne, Jacky! — 10 years ago

Akiva Leeder

9.3

Some spice and pep — 11 years ago

Patrick Arres

9.0

Shanghai with Ivan, Jacky & Chris — 11 years ago

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

9.9

Jacky puffy-pants strikes again: Pinot-alternative for the uninitiated, lean, high-toned fruit and plenty of earthiness — 11 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.2

100% 50 + yr old Chenin from Montlouis made in the Method Anestrale. A natural wine with petulance from the master Jacky Blot. Elegant, very chalky, waxy, honey notes and no dosage...I dig it! — 8 years ago

Mackenzie

9.3

Thanks RM! Jacky retired in '05 — 8 years ago

David Lebovitz

9.4

Delicious ! — 9 years ago

Alex Westphal

9.1

Klassischer, trockener crémant. Schön. — 10 years ago

Chris Cottrell

Partner Bedrock Wine Co, Co-founder/Winemaker Under the Wire

9.5

So pretty and lovely last night. — 10 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

9.2

There aren't too many better from this vintage. A little green on the nose, but just a little. But very nice texture and it all comes together on the palate. What Jacky did w/ '03 & '04 is pretty amazing. — 10 years ago

with Scott, Jeremiah and 2 others

Martin Sahlberg

10

#albertmann #alsace Love it! Jacky has delivered!! — 11 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.1

Jacky Fuckin' Blot — 11 years ago

Kendall Levine

8.9

Kendall had this 11 years ago

with Geraldine

Claire Bernard

9.8

Bubbly white wine, wonderful for appetizers — 11 years ago

Mark W Smith

Sommelier

9.6

Old Jacky Truchot vineyard!! — 12 years ago