1975 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont

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  7/11/2013 - BradKNYC wrote:

  More Vouvray with lunch including two Huet I hadn't had before. (David's.): My first time with a '75 from Huet and it's nicely old school, from its label to its style. It was a rough vintage, but this is a most compelling wine. It shows like a cross between the '71 in its acidity and a fresher '69 in its oxidative profile. Lots of phenolic character and Joe suggests that they were pressing the grapes harder then and that certainly makes sense. The nose is beautifully honeyed and shows peanut skins, baked apples, dried apricots ad light vegetal/rot notes, but that were not unpleasant. On the palate its quite dry, seemingly drier than most of today's Sec wines, but there's a nice viscous quality without the sweetness. A little oxidative, but it freshened up in the glass. Botrytis, honey, apples, mineral and raw peanuts show with just a touch of rot on the finish. Loads of personality here and quite a treat to try. A-/B+.

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