Huet | Loire | Le Haut Lieu Moelleux | 2003 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Huet Le Haut Lieu Moelleux 2003 (bio)

Wine Information

The Haut-Lieu is the vineyard that is the origin of the Huet winery. The Huet family first visited the village of Vouvray in 1928 and was so impressed by the property 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 lies on the Vouvray plateau and is characterized by deep brown clay with a little flint and chalk in the topsoil. The topsoil is called aubuis locally. The bedrock consists of yellow tuffeau limestone, and this lies four meters deep. The 2003 vintage is being released as an anniversary wine, 20 years after the harvest.

Colour

Full golden yellow

Nose

The Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 2003 comes from a hot vintage. But while other wines from 2003 have long since passed, here you get the feeling that it’s only now coming into its own. Dense fruit from very ripe pears, apples, and quinces, oranges, and grapefruit await you. This is complemented by quince paste, ginger, and orange zest. Above all, the wine smells of blossoms, rocks, and lime zest, and is therefore fresh.

Palate

On the palate, the wine already has a very dense, almost oily texture, and there is also a taste of ripe, yellow-fleshed fruit wrapped in cream and pastry. But here, too, the Moelleux almost magically takes a turn toward piquancy and freshness. The acidity remains thoroughly ripe. It is the tart, savoury notes that give the Chenin Blanc its freshness. In any case, the whole thing is a feast that is half a meal in itself, but can be a congenial accompaniment to various other meals.

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