April 6, 2024 - Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec 2016 er en flott tørr chenin blanc, gul på farge, som har fått dybde etter en del år i kjelleren og har duft av epler, grønt gress, hasselnøtter, bivoks og honning. (Litt uorganiserte dufter i starten men samlet seg nydelig i decanteren) Litt passe fet i munnen med flott fylde og livlig friskhet og lang lengde. Altså, som før sagt, drikk mer chenin, en magisk drue som lagrer SÅ bra! Gikk perfekt sammen med smørstekt brosme med soyasmør, stekt nykål og ristene gresskarfrø✨
February 13, 2024 - This was the second bottle of this wine, and the previous wine (10.09.2023) was oxidized. Prematurely? That was the question then, and the answer is here: Yes, it was. This wine is much lighter in colour. There is no hint of apple core or the like. Rather, there is lanolin, some fresh and fruity citrus. Rather typical Chenin Blanc of moderate age. In the mouth the fruit is supple and fine, and the acidity is fresh and bracing, and not too domineering. In short, this is an excellent wine that shows up its brother as a deeply flawed individual. I do suspect that the producer has fallen for the 'low sulphur ideology.' That is a risk taken by the producer on behalf of the consumer, and thus despicable. For the future, I shall drink my Huëts much earlier and/or find alternative producers with a more palatable (pardon the pun) ideology.
November 29, 2023 - My first Huet and possibly my first Vouvray, I can’t completely recall. Intense, sinus-clearing aroma. On its own, super-sharp acidity jousts with a touch of residual sugar. Paired with horseradish-mustard chicken thighs, it came into perfect balance.This might be an acquired taste but I can see the potential for substantial aging.
November 4, 2023 - Premoxed.
September 10, 2023 - Deep golden. Suspiciously deep golden. Aromas of apple core and apple peel strengthen the suspicions. However, there's plenty of fruit in the wine. While there is apple core taste, there's also lanolin and citrus. And: There's no bitterness to the taste or aftertaste. Everything but the age suggests mature oxidation rather than premature oxidation. I reserve judgment, and I'm very apprehensive about the next (and last) bottle.
September 9, 2023 - Rather oxidized aromas, but also some Chenin Blanc stuff here. Quite elegant on the palate. But the oxidation was surprisingly severe for such a young wine.
August 10, 2023 - A delicious wine, precise and unashamedly distinctive with its potent wet wool nose, waxy mouthfeel and insistently piquant fruit. No trace of oxidation, just beautiful development. The quintessence of Chenin Blanc?
June 17, 2023 - Premox yet again. 2 out of 3 bottles of the 2016. What a shame.
May 25, 2023 - Coravin. Golden color, about appropriate for its age; high intensity aromatics, waxy, lanolin, peach, quince, stone fruits, wooly; palate is medium bodied, dry, medium-plus acidity which builds through the palate, surprisingly precise and driven for a wine with so much density on the nose, a bit of minerality with some quince; finish is medium-long. This is seriously good, well balanced and showing all the character I expect from Le Mont with exceptional aromatics as well. 92-93
May 24, 2023 - Slightly oxidized bottle. Plush and creamy with butterscotch. Still expressive with good acidity but this bottle had tipped and won’t last too long. I’ve had similar experiences with 2014.