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G. Huet

As one of the leading producers in the Vouvray region of the Loire Valley, Domaine Huet is known and praised for its wide range of wines made from the Chenin Blanc grape. Due to the richness and concentration of the wines they have received acclaim for their ageability. The domaine was founded in 1928 by a Parisian bistro owner named Victor Huet, but at the time was called Le Haut-Lieu. With the help of his son, Gaston, Victor was able to devote himself to creating superb quality that is now what has made the domaine a great success. The three vineyards in Domaine Huet gets its fruit from are Le Haut-Lieu, comprised of heavier brown clay, Clos du Bourg, made up of shallow clay-limestone soils, and Le Mont, consisting of pebbly clay and silica. Each of these three vineyards impart a different signature into the wine to achieve a captivating level of transparency and purity meant to be enjoyed for years to come.

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Tasting Notes

WA90+
Peach, musk melon, and almond extract aromas to the Huet 2009 Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut-Lieu lead into a caramel-tinged palate on which nut paste and peach preserves are pitted against a bright but as yet somewhat detached sense of fresh citricity. Despite the sense of citricity and an impressive degree of sheer density, the 50-some grams of residual sugar here come off as decidedly efficacious. This really needs time to knit, but certainly displays an impressive degree of energy and persistence, albeit of a pronouncedly sweet sort. A sense of increasing harmony and some sense of buoyancy emerged as this sat open for an hour in the glass. (Unfortunately, time did not permit me to follow it further.) If the past is any guide, it should hold up well for at least two decades.

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