Le Mont Moelleux 1995

Wine Description for Le Mont Moelleux 1995 by Huet

Colour & Appearance

Luminous golden yellow with brilliant reflections – a wine that presents its nearly three decades of maturity with radiant clarity and youthful vitality.

Nose

An olfactory fireworks display of captivating complexity: the aromas unfold kaleidoscopically, beginning with orange zest and acacia blossoms, followed by quinces, fully ripe pears and golden dried fruit. Beneath lie spicy nuances of rosemary, chervil and curry leaves, rounded off by honeycomb and salted caramel – a nose that radiates from the glass with laser-like precision.

Palate

Here the true greatness of this Chenin Blanc reveals itself: despite the opulent nose, the palate displays a minimalist-fresh structure of astonishing slenderness. The wine intensifies with each sip into a forceful, mineral experience, defined by delicate phenolics and sustained by a mature, endlessly long acidity. This dramatic tension between sweet fruit and mineral precision is utterly compelling.

Finish

Ethereally cool with impressive depth – a finale that resonates with „fat bass“ and lingers on the palate for minutes.

Terroir & Origin

Le Mont is one of three legendary vineyard sites of Domaine Huet in Vouvray. The Chenin vines are rooted here in tuffeau limestone, which gives the wine its characteristic minerality and extraordinary ageing potential. The 1995 vintage is considered one of the great Loire vintages of the 20th century.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Chenin Blanc, farmed biodynamically. The moderate residual sweetness (Moelleux) harmonises perfectly with razor-sharp acidity – a textbook example of the ageing potential of noble sweet Loire wines.

Food Pairing Suggestions

The wine’s spicy curry notes harmonise perfectly with dried pears on saffron risotto with curry leaves. Equally brilliant: mussels in saffron sauce or surprisingly roasted pheasant with bacon and sage – the wine’s phenolics also carry more robust flavours.

Special Characteristics

A wine that stands at the peak of its expressiveness after nearly 30 years – and will likely live for decades to come. Domaine Huet ranks among the absolute reference producers for Chenin Blanc worldwide.