Huet | Loire | Le Mont demi-sec | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Beschreibung

Product description for Huet Le Mont demi-sec 2022 (bio)

Christina Hilker: On the palate, it presents itself very charmingly with a delicate sweetness. The mineral notes of the nose are even more pronounced here and pleasantly stimulating. The whole is underlined by fresh acidity and a fine tannin note. The wine has grip and depth. The long finish encounters impressions reminiscent of bitter orange jam and orange zest. A truly exciting white wine that is only just beginning its development and will develop beautifully over the next few years. Be sure to decant and enjoy from large glasses, not too cold.

Wine Information

The Le Mont vineyard lies above the tuff caves and east of the Huet winery on the first plateau of Vouvray, the so-called Première Côte, and is south-facing. The vineyard was first mentioned in the 15th century and has been highly valued ever since. Like the other vineyards, Le Mont, with its nine hectares, is solely owned by the Huet estate and was acquired by Gaston Huet in 1957 as the last of the three vineyards. It has a topsoil several meters deep, composed of a pebbly, sometimes fist-sized flint, known locally as perron, and deep green clay. The base is the usual Turonian tuff limestone. The harvest began in 2022 on September 8th (the second earliest date in the winery’s history) and ended six weeks later (the harvest workers have never harvested for so long before; this year there were 24). Since the heat waves and drought led to very heterogeneous ripening grape material, all variants of Chenin Blanc could be produced, from the base wine for Pétillants to 1er Trie. As usual, the grapes were meticulously sorted, pressed, and spontaneously fermented during the many harvests. Malolactic fermentation only took place in exceptional cases and in individual barrels. The wine was aged in used demi-mucères. Demi-Sec 2022 at Huet means: between 21 grams of residual sugar.

Colour

intense straw yellow

Nose

The 2022 Le Mont Demi-Sec presents itself within the three vineyards, when It’s no surprise that it’s the darkest and stoniest Chenin Blanc. It’s a wine that already presents a lot of substance in its aroma, but also always displays bright, floating aspects that are expressed in elegant fruit and florality. It also has a tobacco, slightly earthy, and smoky aroma.

Palate

Even though the 2022 Le Mont Demi-Sec may have 21 grams of residual sugar, you hardly notice it. Here, too, it’s the darkness, the spice, the tobacco, and the stoniness that define the wine. The sweetness simply brings a playful aspect to Le Mont. As is typical for the site, it always takes the longest to develop. However, it is usually present for decades. It’s fascinating how much depth and minerality Le Mont Demi-Sec brings to the palate even now, and how much fun that is because, despite all its substance and complexity, it’s like meeting a friend you haven’t seen in a while.

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Vinous

Score: 95

The 2022 Le Mont Demi-Sec is less fruity and charming than, say, Clos du Bourg; its tension and line come from its flinty terroir. Despite its 21g/L residual sugar, it retains a sense of tautness without being totally linear. Radish and pear notes linger on the long finish. This is grown-up demi-sec.
— Rebecca Gibb MW
Drinking window: 2024 – 2038
Review date: Oct 2023

Producer website: https://www.domainehuet.com/