2021 Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec

The wine offer of the Loire Valley is nothing but diverse, and Vouvray is the only region that best typifies this diversity. Granted, 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! Created in 1928, Domaine Huet 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 here shows its true character and authenticity. 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, no lactic acid fermentation follows so that the wines retain their characteristic 'fraicheur'.

The Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec 2021 opens with a bright and elegant, finely chalky bouquet of ripe and juicy, well-concentrated fruit. Richer and more intense on the nose than the ascetic Haut-Lieu, it reveals delicate lemon fruit mixed with pure chalk notes. Accordingly, the taste is structured and round, but also refined and very elegant, with round and juicy fruit, very fine tannins and a high energy level thanks to the fine mineral acidity and tension. Very charming, complex and probably with a certain amount of residual sugar, this is another long-distance runner that is already a great pleasure to drink at this early stage. It has great potential. 94/100 Parker.