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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 80 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vas19 on 4/14/2024 & rated 92 points: In a nice spot right now. Rich fruit, a hint of sweetness but well balanced, showing a little bit of secondary complexity. (354 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 7/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Remains impressive if unusual as described in my 2021 note. Concentration is remarkable. No signs of over-maturity but I think this will increasingly divide palates as it ages. (859 views) | | | Tasted by kuumies on 4/1/2023: A wonderfully complex, open and developed nose with ripe apricot-driven fruit, breakfast cereal, some iodine and plenty of wet wool. At amazing phase with very expressive fruit yet not really primary anymore. On the palate luscious and mouth-coating with richness that masks the acidity that is not at all lacking a bit. Ripe and vibrant with abundant fruit, the sweetness has toned down a lot but is not gone by any means. A hedonistic wine, flamboyant even, that drinks amazingly well right now. The sweetness will deteriorate even more but will it get better from here? Not for my palate I think. A great balance between concentration and crispness right now. (1093 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 3/31/2023 & rated 93 points: A semi-dry wine from the original Le Haut-Lieu vineyard of Domaine Huet. Fermented spontaneously in old oak barrels and stainless steel. The fermentation is halted before the wine reaches dryness with racking and application of SO2. The MLF is blocked. 13,5% alcohol, 29,8 g/l residual sugar.
Deep, luminous and moderately evolved burnished golden color. The nose feels big, complex and quite seductive with rich aromas of acacia honey and quince jam, some pineapple tones, a little bit of apricot, light evolved notes of bruised apples, a nutty hint of almonds and a developed touch of Chenin waxiness. The wine is firm, somewhat evolved and pretty crisp on the palate with a medium body and focused flavors of ripe red apple and quince jam, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of honeyed richness, light evolved nuances of waxiness and woolly lanolin, a hint of sweet tangerine and a touch of chalky bitterness. The wine is wonderfully structured and refreshing with its bright, high acidity, but the residual sugar serves as a wonderful foil to the acidity, masking its most incisive edge and lending some viscosity to the otherwise quite airy and relatively weightless overall feel. The finish is crisp, lively and palate-cleansing with a lengthy off-dry aftertaste of ripe lemony citrus fruits and incisive steely minerality, some bittersweet notes of quince jam and fresh orange, light honeyed tones, a little bit of waxy richness, a hint of ripe red apple and a touch of stony minerality.
A fantastic, beautifully mature off-dry Vouvray that is in a magnificent spot right now, combining its refreshing acidity and almost angular mineral nuances with balanced richness from the residual sugar that never feels too sweet or overwhelming anything, only accentuating the ripe fruity flavors. Unlike some younger Huet Chenins, which can be wonderfully brisk and mineral but also rather linear and too straightforward in nature, this has picked up some wonderful developed complexity without losing its youthful vibrancy or turning too aged or tertiary in overall character. I'd say there is still quite a bit of room for further evolution, but the wine really doesn't call for any additional aging and even if the wine is going to be drinking beautifully for years more, I'm not sure whether the wine is going to actually improve from here or if any further evolution is going to be just lateral development. Whatever the case, the wine can be drunk now or kept for a good number of years more. A classy classic that is impossible not to love. (1547 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 12/16/2022 & rated 91 points: So good! This has lost its youthful verve and has become a more mature, interesting wine. Orchard fruit on the nose with loads of savory and grassy notes. Waxy, viscous palate of ripe baked apple, orange, and some of the savory notes from the nose. Sweetness is there but so well balanced by the loads of acidity. Long finish. (1258 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 12/7/2021 & rated 92 points: What a delicious and strange concoction. I'm a big fan of Huet wines but I've never had one before that smelled of lychees more than the bruised apple smell I'd anticipated. The palate was clean and quite well concentrated. Vouvray really suits a demi-sec style in my view as it was neither the sweetness nor acidity that left an impression but the sense of completeness and balance. Concentration without excess. I know that it is very difficult to anticipate the longevity of these wines, but if I had a concern I wondered if the fruit might start to hollow out within the next 5 years or so. (2254 views) | | | Tasted by dpc123 on 7/29/2020 & rated 92 points: Delicious honeysuckle with a lime finish. There is residual sugar but it’s on the razor’s edge with amped-up acidity. Really delicious Huet. (2816 views) | | | Tasted by BilboBaggins on 4/10/2020 flawed bottle: First warning: the wine had seeped up through two thirds of the cork.
The nose was very nice - strong raspberries and honeyed notes supported by dried stonefruits - maybe prunes?
However, on the palate this was clearly faulty. Much too acidic and bitter. Slight sweetness but completely overpowered by the acidic and bitter tones.
I’m a little confused by why the nose was still so nice - but the palate was nothing like the bottle tried two years ago. (2706 views) | | | Tasted by vinhonotte on 12/31/2018 & rated 89 points: Cellaraid Discovery Box; 5/19/2017-5/26/2021 (Delivered to Home): Deep gold, with a very ripe nose of melon, carrot, and chives. Sweet, yet savoury and toasty and sharply acidic. Would have hoped that such a dessert wine is more luxurious. (4627 views) | | | Tasted by colmanstephenson on 11/8/2018: One of these was used at Wine Night - Vouvray.
It was outstanding.
No other details. (3570 views) | | | Tasted by colmanstephenson on 8/6/2018: Drunk at Niamh's 50th birthday dinner at Temple House in Sligo.
Lost my nerve with this. Its very rich and sweet. Too sweet for the fish and shell fishes dishes served at dinner. Wish I'd chosen a sec.
But the wine itself is excellent. Massive but excellent. Need to think about how to use it. (3507 views) | | | Tasted by lvjohn on 5/2/2018 & rated 91 points: Still very sweet. This wine is more suitable as a sipper than a food wine. Tastes a bit like apples with apple cider notes. I don't think this wine was tainted, but it just struck me as a bit odd. (3376 views) | | | Tasted by BilboBaggins on 3/4/2018 & rated 92 points: Nose was full of high-acid red berries, in particular raspberries and redcurrants. In addition, notes of beeswax and some creamy notes. Palate was soft, with notes of honey and apples, with a very refreshing acidity. Will be very interesting to follow this wine. (3161 views) | | | Tasted by Ron Felthoven on 2/20/2018: Really stunning stuff. Super intense. Plenty of life ahead. (3359 views) | | | Tasted by jonanator on 12/20/2017 & rated 94 points: Simply put, amazing! This had it all, even at this young stage. On the nose, it was full of white flowers, ripe yellow stone fruit, earthy mushrooms and truffles, honey/beeswax. On the palate, it was rich and opulent, with just enough acid to perfectly balance this wine. The fruit is really just perfectly ripe and there is a certain stony element as well. I can't remember having a better demi-sec. So young but so good. A profound chenin blanc experience. Will be great to watch this develop over the next few decades. (2722 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 11/22/2017 & rated 93 points: Litigators' Wine Dinner (Tung Lok Signatures, Orchard Parade Hotel): Best bottle yet, this was slowly starting to open up. The nose was a lovely melange of oyster shells, lanolin, stone fruit and apple flesh, all drizzled with a bit of nectar. The palate was still youthful with honeyed sweetness, but it was starting to open up in layers of apples, stone fruit and honey leading into a long finish of lanolin and mineral notes. Lovely stuff - serious and full of character, yet fabulously enjoyable. (3416 views) | | | Tasted by sharonandroland on 10/12/2017 & rated 94 points: In a great drinking window - but will keep for decades. (2946 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 6/26/2017 & rated 92 points: Dim Sum Club at Mitzo (Mitzo, Grand Park Orchard): Developing nicely, this is a very pleasant wine with Dim Sum indeed. The nose was all lanolin and seashells speckled through honeyed pears and ripe apples, almost cider at points, and then a nice streak of minerality. Lovely. The palate was still on the young side, with sweet honeyed tones of fleshy pears and apples dominating. It did have an absolutely lovely sense of freshness and structure, especially obvious as the wine zoomed into a beautifully citrus and mineral finish. Lovely stuff, with decades to go. (4205 views) | | | Tasted by LARich on 6/15/2017 & rated 92 points: Opened by mistake and god we did. But needs much more time. (3374 views) | | | Tasted by canan on 5/20/2017 & rated 88 points: Loire tasting - White, Red and Sweet: Butterscotch flavors with fresh acidity and slight sweetness. Light and elegant. (3911 views) | | | Tasted by jonanator on 2/25/2017 & rated 94 points: This wine is just stunning. Much improved from 2 years ago. Ripe fruit, beeswax and honey. It showed beautifully on day 1, but really shined on day 2. Love the soft, rich texture, yet never felt heavy. So much going on here, and a long lingering finish. Very balanced. Gorgeous expression of pure chenin blanc. (3505 views) | | | Tasted by bencures on 11/12/2016 & rated 92 points: Nose of beeswax, white flowers, raisin. Great texture, waxy with a long finish. Great balance with acidity and citrus notes that cut through the slight sweetness that come from it. Even better after an hour of decant. (3586 views) | | | Tasted by jsherdc on 11/10/2016: Drank 1.5 years ago via coravin and opened the remaining half bottle today. Somewhat oxidized. Lost its sweetness. But still pretty drinkable... a testament to how well made this is. (2918 views) | | | Tasted by GAET on 10/24/2016 & rated 90 points: Je reprendrais les mots de Noël Pinguet pour résumer ce vin "Verticalité".
Pour mémoire 29.8 gr S.R et 6.06 g d'acidité.
Bouchon non entamé
Robe : jaune brillante avec de belles larmes
Nez : sur la pomme, le coing voire du zeste de citron.
Bouche : Les sucres résiduels se font très légèrement sentir et sont soutenus par une grande acidité. L'acidité prenant le pas sur le sucre.
Le vin a passé son stade d'adolescence fruité pour commencer à entamer une nouvelle phase. (3037 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 8/27/2016 & rated 92 points: Beef at Kel's (Kelvin and Joyce's Place, Bishan): Enjoyable, but this has its best years ahead of it, probably a good 8-10 years or more into the future. Unlike the light, lithe 2007, which felt en pointe now, this came across richer, thicker, less developed, with honey, ripe apple and lanolin notes on the nose wed to similar flavours on the creamy palate. What I loved though was the bright, juicy acidity and the wonderfully minerally underpinning that marked this as a Huet Le Haut Lieu. Great finish too, dry, chalky, almost flinty mineral lancing trough the demi-sec honeyed tones. Lovely stuff, but there was still such a tight, unyielding core to the wine - this will last a long, long time. (4148 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Focus on Loire Valley Chenin Blanc (Dec 2014) (11/1/2014)
(Huet Vouvray Demi-sec Le Haut Lieu) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/17/2014)
(Huet, Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2011
(Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2011
(Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, July 2010
(Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2010
(Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2010
(Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/15/2009)
(Huet, Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, The Annual Loire Valley Report- Plenty of Fine Wines Abound Amongst Current Releases from the 2008, 2007 and 2006 Vintages
(Vouvray “Le Haut Lieu” Demi-Sec- Domaine Huet) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, September 2009
(Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, September 2009
(Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2009
(Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2009
(Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (4/18/2010)
(Le Haut Lieu (demi-sec)) Huet Dear Friends, This is a quick weekend offer but it requires little introduction. Huet is one of my favorite producers and there are times when I tried to convince myself that I no longer need red wine in my cellar...if all of it could be replaced by Huet. Certainly Margaux and Lafite have a special place in my heart but Huet ranks right up there with any wine entity and the prices are downright silly for the level of quality and potential ageing ability (those of you that sampled the 1919 Huet at Per Se several years ago will attest to that). For more detailed information on the winery and TN's on all of the below, please see: http://www.thewinedoctor.com/tastingsprofile/huet.shtml A deal I couldn't pass up, this parcel contains pre-packed 6-packs with six different bottles of Huet from the 2007 and 2008 vintage - it's a stellar starter kit for anyone interested in the discovery of this top house. You can look up whatever you need to but all are excellent wines and the 2008 demi-secs are simply terrific (if I recall Neil Martin had a mini love fest over the quality of the 2008s and so did I - the 2007s are no slouch either). Here goes - "first growth" Chenin Blanc, in six different forms - from dry (sec) to sweet (moelleux) and in-between (demi-sec), one bottle of each wine at an outstanding tariff (I'll save you the time and effort of looking up each of these - it's a very good price and the provenance is second to none): Huet 6-Pack 1 - 2007 Le Haut Lieu (demi-sec) 1 - 2007 Le Haut Lieu (sec) 1 - 2007 Le Mont (sec) 1 - 2007 Clos du Bourg (moelleux) 1 - 2008 Le Haut Lieu (demi-sec) 1 - 2008 Le Mont (demi-sec) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Loire8729 |
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