1995 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Clos du Bourg

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  8/17/2022 - DaleW wrote:

  On drier side of DS, wax, wool, chalk and green apple. Great length. Young but drinking well. B+/A-

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  7/19/2018 - sung251 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This wine is currently at its peak drinking window in my opinion. Huet has the ability to age much longer but its not going to get any better. Despite being a demi sec (off-dry) the high acidity perfectly matches the residual sugar giving it perfect balance coupled with exotic flavors of passion fruit, hint of soy sauce, pineapples, crushed rocks. Almost reminds me of a slightly lesser version of coulee de serrant but on new vintage less than half the price. Should plateau just fine for 5 years or so and will not go bad for more than 10 years but I firmly believe the peak is now! Drink and enjoy the intellectual experience for this is definitely a wine for wine nerds.

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  7/28/2016 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:

  Very smoky upon opening, something in there needs to blow off, and it does, revealing secondary aromas that are very pure and clean of wool and wax and rock - Chenin funk in spades. The wine is very rewarding, balanced and fresh tasting even though it is over 20 years old now. Pure and with a fleshy and attractive fruit character, delicious. Never really loses that flinty smoky sense though, which is not something i know from other Bourg demi-sec bottles, and which for me mars the wine a bit.

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  7/24/2014 - christyler wrote:

  Nice deep golden color. Nose was pretty much mute. Hard to describe why this was off, but it was. Not a lot of fruit, and the alcohol was very apparent. Disappointing.
  
  Withholding a score because I suspect this was due to poor storage (and the perils of buying at auction).

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  10/29/2013 - Troon Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I did a Huet Chenin Blanc tasting for friends. This was one of the offerings. My favorite of the four along with another, with rest liking a Moelleux. Honey and pear on the nose. Lemon and stone on the palate that ends with a hint of sweetness. The finish was long. This wine just kept getting better. I really like the Demi-secs.

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