Domaine Huet Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie -Début de Pressée- 1989

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Die Flaschen stammen direkt aus dem privaten Keller von Noël Pinguet! Diese Rarität wurde bei Huet neu verkorkt und etikettiert.

99/100 PP

'Noël Pinguet produced three Vouvrays Le Mont in 1989, the regular one (which is already spectacular), the 1ère Trie Fin de pressée, and this 1989 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie Début de pressée that is made from free running must. This brilliant and luminously orange-golden colored Chenin opens with a perfectly clear, intense and concentrated bouquet of ripe stone and refreshing lemon fruits; it is absolutely brilliant and precise in its aromatics. Highly elegant and piquant on the delicate and silky textured palate, this exceptionally sweet (190 gram residual sugar) but tension-filled and firmly structured wine is full of energy and discreet power, but remains straight and vertical in its crystalline nature. There is great finesse and intensity here. Beguiled and carried by a perfect acidity to a long and thrilling finish, this 10.1% alcohol beauty drinks perfectly today but can beautifully age for decades. If you can find and afford it, you should buy it. But don\'t buy just the Début, because the corresponding Fin de pressée (with more flesh and concentration and even more sugar) is worth to be compared side by side.
According to Noël Pinguet there was no botrytis in 1989: 'The berries were absolutely healthy when they dried on the vines in a vintage that is the best I have ever made and stays side by side with the legendary 1947.'
(Stephan Reinhardt, erobertparker.com)

'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.'


'Le Mont is one of the most treasured vineyard properties in the Vouvray appellation for its storied history and timeless wines. Our estate-produced Sec is a precisely crafted biodynamic wine that showcases the expression of the Chenin Blanc varietal in perfect harmony with the Le Mont terroir.'
(Domaine Huet)