Domaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu Sec (2013)

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91+/100 PP

'The straw-yellow colored 2013 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec shows a deep and quite intense and concentrated bouquet of roasted apples, ripe pears and peaches along with initially slightly yeasty, then chalky and lemon-fresh flavors. Medium-bodied but concentrated and full-flavored on the palate, with an intense and slightly sweet fruit counterpointed by the pronounced, not yet fully integrated 2013-acidity cutting through the chalky texture, this is an impressively good representative from a difficult vintage. Very compact and aromatic in the still slightly austere finish, this wine is still on its long way and should be stored for another 6-7 years, but can go for about 25+ years. In its steely and concentrated character, Le Haut-Lieu reminds me a little bit of first class Chablis.

The Domaine Huet in Vouvray is one of the few world class producers in the Loire Valley. Its reputation was built by 1910-born Gaston Huet and the Le Haut Lieu, a top single vineyard site that was bought by his parents in 1928 with three hectares under vines, all Chenin Blanc.'
(Stephan Reinhardt, erobertparker.com)

'This estate covers 9 hectares, with very deep clayey limestone soil, predominantly brown clay. This rather heavy soil generally produces supple wines.'
(Domaine Huet)