2020 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie

The wine offer of the Loire Valley is nothing but diverse, and Vouvray is the only region that best typifies this diversity. Admittedly, Vouvray is all about one variety: Chenin Blanc. Vouvray is located in the coolest part of the Loire and the climate has the most influence on the wine style. In colder years, increased acidity lends itself to both still and sparkling wines that can be dry, semi-dry or medium dry.

Domaine Huet is without a doubt Reference for top wines in the Loire! Domaine Huet, founded in 1928, has three special and different terroirs: Le Mont with 8 hectares, Le Haut-Lieu with 9 hectares and Le Clos de Bourg with 6 hectares surrounded by a stone wall. We are located east of Tours in the Loire. Since 1990, Huet has been one of the forerunners of biodynamic viticulture. This cultivation method, which fully respects the soil, the plant and the environment, ensures that the Chenin Blanc shows its true character and authenticity here. In the wine cellar, the wines ferment in a mix of old oak barrels (demi muids) and stainless steel tanks. Fermentation starts with the natural, own yeast. After the first fermentation, there is no lactic acid fermentation so that the wines retain their characteristic 'fraicheur'.

The Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Premiere Trie is the Icon of Domaine Huet. In the glass, the wines have an intense yellow color with very concentrated and complex aromas on the nose, with notes of candied lemon zest and chutney, along with notes of lime and walnut. Sweet but refined and elegant on the palate, this is a full bodied, rich and generous but piquant and firmly structured, strongly edgy 1ère Trie with pineapple flavors and fine tannins with a very very long finish. The 2020 has great aging potential and will only improve with some years of bottle aging. Drinking window is from 2025-2070. (97-98)/100 Parker.