France

Chenin Blanc

Huet

Huet Vouvray Clos Bourg Demi Sec

Loire

Vouvray

Palace Grill

Amateur

Huet’s 2020 Vouvray Clos Bourg Demi Sec is a medium-dry style with 19 grams per liter of residual sugar, but it seems drier, largely thanks to the high acidity and low pH of 3.12. The nose starts off with intense notes of pure apples and honeysuckle, giving way to hints of lemon tart, musk perfume, and wet pebbles. The medium-bodied palate appears dry yet silken textured, with beguiling orchard fruit and floral layers and amazing tension, finishing long and chalky. This wine undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation with indigenous yeasts in a 50/50 mix of large, old oak demi-muids as well as stainless steel vats. After fermentation, the wine is racked into old barrels where it spends the winter before bottling in April. Malolactic fermentation is neither encouraged nor discouraged. It’s delicious on its own and incredibly food-friendly—well worth the hunt!

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Expert

Category	White wine
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Producer	Huet
Vintages	2023
Country	France, Loire, Vouvray
Bottle	75 cl

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