Bottler: Domaine Huet, 11 rue de la Croix Buisée, 37210 Vouvray / France
In the glass
Colour
Sparkling, dense golden yellow.
Nose
Nuances of dried apricots, orange marmalade, quince, white chocolate and acacia honey, complemented by fresh notes of passion fruit and ginger.
Palate
Dense and complex on the palate, where opulent sweetness unites with a crisp acidity, fine salinity and a pronounced mineral structure.
Character
Profound, elegant and in constant evolution – a monumental sweet wine with enormous ageing potential for many decades.
Pairing
Outstanding with foie gras pâté with apple, spicy Thai beef salad, or baked elderflowers with ginger-chocolate ice cream.
Notes
Demeter-certified handcrafted wine from the legendary single vineyard Le Mont, grown on pebbly flint soils directly above the historic tuffeau cellars.
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Sparkling, dense gold-yellow.
Nose
The nose reveals an infinitely youthful, multi-layered entrée: notes of dried apricots, orange zest, quince and a touch of white chocolate melt together with acacia honey. Given a little air, highly elegant hints of passion fruit and fresh ginger join in.
Palate
The palate displays the typical DNA of Domaine Huet. The pronounced residual sweetness is countered by a polished acidity, a gripping saltiness and deep minerality. Textural, focused and extremely tightly woven.
Finish
An almost endless finish, carried by a stimulating spiciness. This Chenin Blanc is only at the very beginning of its evolutionary journey and will gain complexity over decades in the rock cellar.
Terroir & Origin
The nine-hectare Le Mont vineyard site lies on the Première Côte directly above the estate’s historic tuff stone cellars. The pebble-grey flint soil and deep green clay over limestone endow the Chenin Blanc with its focused minerality and tremendous longevity.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Single-varietal Chenin Blanc. As “1ère Trie”, only the most intensely noble-rotted berries are selected at the Demeter-certified Domaine. Cellar master Benjamin Joliveau leaves the base wine in neutral vessels in the deep rock tunnels until the perfect balance of residual sugar and acidity is achieved.
Food Pairings
A masterly sparring partner for pâté of un-gavage goose liver with fresh apple, a spicy Thai salad with star anise, cinnamon and beef fillet strips, or baked elderflowers with white ginger and chocolate ice cream.
Special Features
The estate has been Demeter-certified since 1993. The noble sweet “1ère Trie” is produced only in exceptional vintages when the weather perfectly favours botrytis. A monumental elixir with enormous ageing potential.
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