2005 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant Cuvée Huet Brut

Community Tasting Notes (130) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  3/22/2024 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Easy drinking bubbly; dominated by red delicious apple; I was expecting more development at 19 years - a little disappointing; I have one more bottle and will leave it for a few more years; not blinded

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  1/31/2021 - stvjackson Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Honey, almond and hazelnut are the initial aromas that jump out of the glass, followed by subtler notes of dried apricots and green apple. There are some soft floral tones lurking in there as well, making themselves known more as the wine gets more air and warms a bit. Like any Vouvray, the acidity is prominent and striking. The fruit comes a little more to the fore on the palate, again emphasizing dried apricots, with some fresh white peach making itself heard. Hazelnut and honey linger on the palate.
  
  Huët’s pétillant isn’t terribly effervescent when young, and with 15 years, there’s just a slight hint of spritz left, reminiscent of the little tingle you’d get from a Vinho Verde or Txakoli. It’s just enough to lift the brisk acidity and help brighten the fruit.

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  6/30/2020 - swyang wrote:

  Superb. Delicate, subtle, yet poised. The bubble is fading away leaving poetic texture. Iodine, flowery, Chenin Blanc's purity at its best and endlessly poetic. As the temperature went up, it was gaining more of the light honey flavor. It went superbly well with very refined sushi. One needs to be patient with these and most likely to be rewarded with an uplifting moment experiencing what complexity within purity is all about. Cheers,

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  4/11/2020 - wihong wrote: 89 Points

  Straw yellow, seems little fizz. Aroma of strong beeswax, ripe peach, apricot, quince and lime. Palate entry of beeswax, floral, juicy plum and gentle bubbles. Mid-palate of quince, sage, thyme and juicy peach. Long finish of wax, violet and tree fruits. Very surprisingly complex and lively Vouvray Petillant, great acid and structure.

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  12/28/2019 - dnnk88 wrote: 91 Points

  Mixedtape Chef: Petroleum, fong you (medicated oil), mint tea leaves on the nose. Tasted both green and red apples, apricot, honeysuckle, white peach, white flowers, with tea on the finish. Not bad

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