Domaine Huet
Clos du Bourg Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc
Vouvray, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
More complexity bang-for-the-buck than any white I’ve recently had. Fresh balance of floral and chalk with hints of white and melony fruit seeping through the immediate acidity. 3-4 years will pay off huge though at this price hard to resist.
More complexity bang-for-the-buck than any white I’ve recently had. Fresh balance of floral and chalk with hints of white and melony fruit seeping through the immediate acidity. 3-4 years will pay off huge though at this price hard to resist.
Aug 23rd, 2024
Need I repeat myself? always a delight.
Need I repeat myself? always a delight.
Jan 1st, 2023Still the greatest dry white value on the planet. This 2017 is in the zone 5 years from harvest.
Still the greatest dry white value on the planet. This 2017 is in the zone 5 years from harvest.
Dec 1st, 2022
Huet always sets a high bar and here’s another wine where the estate vaults to new heights. So floral. So much floral intrigue, it’s baroque and achingly beautiful. I don’t think any Chenin I’ve tasted has the level of floral definition of Domaine Huet’s best. And always of course just the right acid and texture, some lemon, a touch of honey and always high-toned and weightless. Effortless balance. Or rather, just plain in-service-to-the terroir, sane, zen (egoless) and restrained winemaking.
Huet always sets a high bar and here’s another wine where the estate vaults to new heights. So floral. So much floral intrigue, it’s baroque and achingly beautiful. I don’t think any Chenin I’ve tasted has the level of floral definition of Domaine Huet’s best. And always of course just the right acid and texture, some lemon, a touch of honey and always high-toned and weightless. Effortless balance. Or rather, just plain in-service-to-the terroir, sane, zen (egoless) and restrained winemaking.
Jan 3rd, 2022Full bodied but super acidity and fruit. Lovely as always.
Full bodied but super acidity and fruit. Lovely as always.
Aug 23rd, 2021
This was my white of the day until we opened another - what not to like - @David L and o totally agree with @Antonio Galloni and his rating - I know a Chenin blanc - but this is a special wine - try it and I promise you will agree
This was my white of the day until we opened another - what not to like - @David L and o totally agree with @Antonio Galloni and his rating - I know a Chenin blanc - but this is a special wine - try it and I promise you will agree
Mar 29th, 2021
The 2019 Sec Clos du Bourg is a wine of stature and vertical build. There is real gravitas to the orchard fruit, spice and earthy flavors. Tasted blind, Clos du Bourg might be confused with a red wine such is its feeling of volume and structure. Far from an easygoing Vouvray, Clos du Bourg is a very serious wine. I loved it. In a word: marvelous. In three words: don't miss it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2020)
The 2019 Sec Clos du Bourg is a wine of stature and vertical build. There is real gravitas to the orchard fruit, spice and earthy flavors. Tasted blind, Clos du Bourg might be confused with a red wine such is its feeling of volume and structure. Far from an easygoing Vouvray, Clos du Bourg is a very serious wine. I loved it. In a word: marvelous. In three words: don't miss it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2020)
Oct 2nd, 2020
Vintage 2013 | Mesmerizing Chenin Blanc. Remarkable development in colour, tends to mahony and gold. Apparently quite forward in smell, but this is deceptive. With aeration the wine is really multi-layered with a complexity that makes it a real nice game to describe what you smell: hay, Turkish fruit, apricot, honey, minerals. Great balance. Fine wine. Paired with fresh figs and ham, halibut and ratatouille.
Vintage 2013 | Mesmerizing Chenin Blanc. Remarkable development in colour, tends to mahony and gold. Apparently quite forward in smell, but this is deceptive. With aeration the wine is really multi-layered with a complexity that makes it a real nice game to describe what you smell: hay, Turkish fruit, apricot, honey, minerals. Great balance. Fine wine. Paired with fresh figs and ham, halibut and ratatouille.
Aug 22nd, 2020