San Francisco
Tasted Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by drwine2001 with 730 views
A white wine tasting/dinner couldn't have been timed better as the Bay area sweltered through an atypical fall day with the thermometer hitting 94 in San Francisco!
A fascinating evening that allowed us to sample across vineyards, vintages, and levels of sweetness. Not all of the wines were great, and if the one '08 was representative, that is very disappointing for this young vintage. The '92 proved that even great producers can make bad wines in poor years. The '47? Now that was a glorious treat.
2009 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Surprising residual sugar and tropical fruit for a Sec, but this also had good underlying structure to carry it many years.
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2009 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Much leaner, more mineral, and less fruit-driven than the Haut Lieu. Not austere though.
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2009 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Bears a strong resemblance to the Sec, but actually seems less sweet and exotic-? higher acidity. Excellent.
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2008 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Earthy, funky, truffled nose with some honey. Lacking concentration and grip in the mouth, very loose and fuzzy. Unattractive, and I don't think this was an off bottle.
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