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Domaine Huet, Vouvray Haut-Lieu Sec, 2024

White Wine from Loire, France
by Domaine Huet
$47.99
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2024 was hard enough in Vouvray that Huet bottled nothing but dry wine: the season never delivered the ripeness for the demi-secs and moelleux, so the whole crop went to Sec. Le Haut Lieu is the estate's founding vineyard, the parcel Victor Huet bought in 1928, sitting on the Premiere Cote on deeper, richer clay mixed with wind-blown sand, which makes it the most open and approachable of the domaine's three crus - Le Mont is the mineral one, Clos du Bourg the powerful one. Huet farmed biodynamically from 1990 and has been certified since 1993, decades before anyone else bothered, and the cellar team has run unbroken from Jean-Bernard Berthome to Benjamin Joliveau, a Vouvray native who worked alongside him for a decade. At 12.5% alcohol this is old-school Chenin, built on chalk and acidity rather than weight. The Haut Lieu is always the one to drink young, and this is no exception - though bottles like it are still being opened fifty years on.

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Wine Spectator

91 points

"A fresh, salty, floral and expressive version, with a burst of lemony freshness behind its crunchy apple, nectarine and meadow blossom notes. Salty, tangy and savory, with subtle tones of warm spices, but this is mostly about freshness and savory purity."

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

VineyardThe estate’s first vineyard, purchased in 1928. Its nine hectares have the richest soils and, generally, yields the most precocious wines.SoilLimestone-rich, clay soilsViticultureThe vines are farmed using biodynamic methods and harvested by hand.VinificationTraditional vinification methods are used and the wines are fermented using natural yeasts.Agingthe wines are aged in a combination of tank and large, older foudres.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Sole meuniere, seared scallops, roast chicken, pork loin with mustard sauce, fresh chevre or a wedge of Comte.

Tasting Profile

Lemon, quince and green apple with chalk, lime blossom and a hint of beeswax. Dry and medium-bodied, bright and precise, with firm acidity and a long, saline finish.

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