Huet - Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 2021

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Le Haut-Lieu—The original Huet vineyard is nearly 9 hA. It has the richest soils of the domaine’s three crus—a deep limestone-clay—and the wines are generally the estate’s most approachable. In some vintages, small quantities from nearby estate parcels may be added to Le Haut-Lieu.

This is a very fine, fragrant and floral Le Haut Lieu Sec. While delicate, the 2021 fills the mouth with a cloud of pure fruit reminiscent of violets, apple and nectarine skin. There's a fine sinew that pulls the wine through on the finish. It can be approached in its youth but will go on and on.

The 2021 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec offers a clear and intense bouquet of ripe and concentrated fruits, with chalky and sur lie aromas. Pure, linear and fresh on the palate, this is a lean yet tensioned and thrilling, enormously saline Vouvray Sec that is as pure and fresh as rarely before. Almost ascetic but full of thrills and tension, the 2021 shows all the features of a classic, cool vintage and indicates excellent aging capacity. The tannins are chalky and interwoven with the saline and crystalline acidity. There's not much texture here at this early stage, but this will develop with bottle age. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in March 2023. Best After 2027

  

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Price: $45.99

In Mixed Case: $39.09

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Producer	Huet
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Subregion	Vouvray
Varietal	Chenin Blanc
Vintage	2021
Sku	14435
Size	750ml