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Domaine Huet, Vouvray Sec "Le Haut Lieu", 2019

White Wine from Loire, France
by Domaine Huet
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2019 gave Vouvray such good raw material for dry wine that Huet's cellar made almost nothing but Sec that year. Le Haut Lieu is the estate's founding vineyard — the parcel the Huet family bought in 1928 — and its deep clay over limestone on the Première Côte gives the most open and generous of the domaine's three crus, where Le Mont is all mineral cut and Clos du Bourg is the powerful one. Huet farmed biodynamically from 1990 and has been certified since 1993, decades before that was fashionable, and 2019 was the last vintage overseen by Jean-Bernard Berthomé, who joined the estate in 1979. Bone-dry at 13% alcohol and built on the kind of acidity that lets Huet's Chenins run for decades, this bottle comes from a private cellar and is just beginning to trade primary citrus for honeyed, savory depth. Open one now and put the rest away.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The 2019 Sec Le Haut-Lieu is classy, polished and simply impeccable. Soft, silky contours wrap around a core of peach and lemon confit fruit. The first impression is all about texture. White flowers, pear and white pepper are some of the nuances that emerge over time, adding complexity, while clean, minerally notes grace the exquisite finish." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

95 points

"The deep brown clay soils of the Haut-Lieu plateau provide the typical fruitiness and freshness wonderfully in Huet's 2019 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec. Ripe pear, tangerine and orange fruits with notes of lemon grass and green pimientos intertwined with very fine chalky and later tobacco notes give a remarkably fine, elegant and harmonious, subtly complex and simply gorgeous bouquet with floral (lime blossom!) and yeasty aromas that are immediately attractive. Delicate and linear on the palate, this is a pure, fresh, bone-dry, lean and textured, highly refined and perfectly interwoven Chenin with persistent purity, finesse, salty-mineral tension and very fine tannins. Highly finessed and so pure and vivacious! This is a chalky picture-book Haut-Lieu that can age for many years, even though it is already dangerously seductive! There was no dry Le Haut-Lieu produced in 2018, but the 2019 is possibly the finest, most delicate and elegant I've had in recent years, at least at this early stage. A terrific and buoyant Vouvray that any Chenin lover should try—or, better yet, cellar! 13% alcohol. 80,000 bottles made. Tasted in July 2020." —Stephan Reinhardt

Decanter

92 points

"Le Haut Lieu has more citrusy characters on the nose than the Clos du Bourg, but aeration reveals floral and spicy notes too. There is lovely balance on the palate as well as tactile tension and mouth-watering, crystalline sensations that many designate as minerality. This wine provides a stellar introduction to the great white wines of this domaine."

Wine Spectator

93 points

"A subtle, dry version, with an undertow of sea salt beneath the ginger, honeycomb, cardamom, green fig and quince notes. A nice crunch adds to the crystalline structure, creating a firm backbone. Tempting now, but cellar this for several years."

More about Domaine Huet

Just east of Tours, on the right bank of the Loire, lies the plateau of Vouvray. Here Chenin Blanc is carefully cultivated in fields of ancient stone and crafted into some of the finest white wines on the planet. And no name resounds in Vouvray like Domaine Huet.

In Huet's hands,Vouvray’s harmonious mysteries reach peak expression. From their dry and dazzling bottlings to the sensual and sweet, Huet knows how to allow the grape to express the terroir.

The Domaine was an early adopter of biodynamics, and these vines -- divided into the three vineyards Haut Lieu, Le Mont and Clos de Bourg -- have been exceptionally well farmed for decades. They make the wine in ancient cellars dug out of the local limestone, "touffeau." When you visit, you can see roots from Le Mont's vines breaking through the chalky white ceilings.

Domaine Huet has a wondrous nickname for Chenin Blanc: Plan du Clair de Lune, translating to “the Vine of the Moonlight”. This captures the subtle essence of Huet’s wines: clarity amidst the darkness; beams of brilliance traversing the heart of a terroir; purity of land and mind. We invite you to experience this beauty for yourself.

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Sole meunière, roast chicken, pork loin with mustard sauce, scallops, or a plate of Comté and fresh chèvre.

Tasting Profile

Dry and medium-bodied. Quince, lemon and tangerine with lime blossom and chalk, a firm mineral core, bracing acidity, and a long saline finish.

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