Domaine Huet - Vouvray Demi-Sec 'Le Haut-Lieu' 2022 (750ml)

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Price: $49.95

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Producer	Domaine Huet
Country	France
Region	Loire
Subregion	Vouvray
Varietal	Chenin Blanc
Vintage	2022
Sku	82738
Size	750ml

Domaine Huet Description

Domaine Huet Description

Since its founding in 1928, Vouvray’s Domaine Huët has been the standard-bearer for great, ageworthy Chenin Blanc. And to this day, year after year, the estate produces some of the world’s most compelling white wines—and in a remarkable range that spans sparkling, dry, semi-dry, and remarkable dessert or Moelleux styles.

The domaine’s founder, Victor Huët, was a Parisian bistro owner. However, with lungs and nerves shattered by his experiences in WWI, Victor re-settled to the town of Vouvray in France’s beautiful Loire Valley. He soon purchased the first of his great vineyards, Le Haut-Lieu, in 1928, and Domaine Huët was born. Victor’s son Gaston (born 1910) worked with his father from the beginning, and assumed full charge by 1937. With an obsessive devotion to quality, and an engaging showman’s personality, Gaston built the Huët legacy over the next 55 years despite spending five years in a German POW camp during WWII.

For all his salesmanship, Gaston understood clearly that quality must come first—and that quality started with great vineyards. His Haut-Lieu parcel, which lies on Vouvray’s “Première Côte” (or “first slope”), is home to virtually all of the appellation’s acknowledged grand cru vineyards.

The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec is a juicy, well balanced Vouvray that remains focused; there's sufficient tension from the acidity to offset the modest 20 grams RS (Residual sugar) per litre. Welcoming and friendly from the 1st sip, there's fine fruit here with a pretty talc note. It has a sense of persistence and presence that elevates this wine from purely a fruity Chenin. Really charming.

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