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Le Haut-Lieu sec 2021

28,50 

Incl. VAT where applicable
(38,00  / 1000 ml)

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Tasting note from dated 18.10.2022, Copyright Christoph Raffelt

Wine information

Le Haut-Lieu is the vineyard that forms the origin of the Huet estate. The Huet family first visited the village of Vouvray in 1928 and were so taken with the estate that now forms the winery and the five-hectare Le Haut-Lieu vineyard that they acquired both and founded the Huet winery. Le Haut-Lieu is located on the plateau of Vouvray and is characterised by deep brown clay with a little flint and chalk in the topsoil. The topsoil is locally called Aubuis. The bedrock is yellow tuffeau limestone, and it is four metres deep.

Color

medium straw yellow

Nose

In 2021, the dry Chenin Blanc from Huet's oldest single vineyard Le Haut-Lieu has become a fragrant and floral wine that is above all finesse-rich and clear. It opens with notes of violets and peonies, yellow apple and pears, and hints of wax and peel of pome fruit and grapefruit. The Le Haut-Lieu secalways the most accessible of the Huet wines at the beginning, is lively, fresh, mineral and clear as a bell.

Palate

The purity and clarity also characterise the palate, where the Chenin Blanc appears precise and transparent, silky and creamy, juicy and aromatically bright, even floating, yet also deep and complex. Notes of crumbly apples and pears combine with blond tobacco, nectarines and some grain. It is a pure Haut-Lieu with slightly chalky minerality, finest acidity and sinewiness, which tempts you to drink this wine now and on and on. You can do that, but you should keep a few bottles for later; because the Chenin Blanc will develop excellently.

Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt

  • Norway lobster with saffron beurre blanc and grapefruit wedges
  • Wild salmon sashimi
  • Vegetable tempura with a southern Japanese mild soy sauce

Allergens

Contains sulfur

Winemaker

Huet

Country

France

Region

Loire

Type

Vintage

Variety

Content

Alcohol content

Residual sweetness

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Drinking temperature

10°

Manufacturer

Domaine Huet, 11 rue de la Croix Buisée, 37210 Vouvray / France, Organic certificate: FR-BIO-01