2017 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Mont

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  4/7/2024 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points

  Yellow-golden; aromatic, quince, wet wool, pear; medium bodied, barely off dry, richly textured, medium-plus vibrant acidity throughout, quince fruit; finish is medium-plus length. Very nicely balanced, overall youthful, drinking well now but will likely continue to evolve for a decade. Perhaps a small step up from my bottle 4 years ago. 91-92

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  3/2/2024 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Chenin Blanc from biodynamic farming, 13% vol.
  
  When I opened the bottle it was quite lush and not what I was expecting, the note from Julian Marshall is a spot on it, but after an hour in the decanter it was delicious. On the nose sweet and fresh notes with kumquat, quince and a suggestion of yellow stone fruit, on the palate creamy but dry, very good mouthfeel and long finish.
  
  Very good now if giving it enough air but there is no doubt that it will age nicely for many more years. One of the best Huet I had up to now and still fair priced.

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  1/13/2024 - Musigny1955 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Honeysuckle, pear, quince notes, good attack and big mid and end palate. very long, great food wine. extremely consistent over 3 hours, delicious but likely will develop smoky secondary nuances with time, 93-94 potential. LT recently shared an half bottle of the 2008 ... and it was super.

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  11/11/2023 - Rich S Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Pale golden color. Nose of ripe golden apple and pear, honeysuckle, white florals and a slight hint of earthy mushroom or truffle. Similar flavors on the palate with rich, juicy fruit balanced with medium+ to high acidity and a long finish. Drinking great right now but plenty of structure and room to develop.

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  10/15/2023 - Julian Marshall wrote: 89 Points

  The last of three and not a wine I shall seek out again. It isn't bad, but it isn't very memorable either. Honey and lemon on the nose, with a little straw and herbs, then a mouthful of the same, with hints of ginger and slightly overdone peach on the finish. Lacking in bite, a bit flabby, a little too sweet for a "sec".
  
  Each to their own - fans of traditional Vouvrays will probably like this more than I did. It ticks all the boxes one would expect from a classic demi-sec. I think I would have liked it a lot more five years ago (so an older vintage). The problem is that having discovered what is going on elsewhere, with fresher, crisper flavours, based more on pear, white peach and even bitter orange than just the good old honeyed lemon, this tastes rather boring.

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