2016 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Clos du Bourg

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  2/7/2024 - juffer Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I served this in my wine course. Lanolin, quince in the nose. Rich mouth. Long finish has good acidity to balance the sweetness. Not as complex as would have hoped, but then again, might be drinking this too soon by a half century or so.

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  11/2/2023 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dessert Wine or Not, It Was Wonderful
  
  Right off the bat, as I poured today’s wine, I noticed a golden hue emerge from within my glass. The palate was rich and powerful with peach, apple, and pear, alongside a vein of sweetness (not talking about Bears running back Walter Payton), of honey notes that mingled in my glass.
  
  While technically a dessert wine, I decided to try it alongside a dish of Salmon with Jalapeno Rice and Red Pepper Sticks.
  
  Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Clos du Bourg Première Trie 2016
  
  Sourced from the Clos du Bourg vineyard at Huet, it is described to be “the greatest of all Vouvray vineyards. With the Première Côte’s shallowest, stoniest soils, its wines often synthesize Le Mont’s intense minerality with Le Haut-Lieu’s generous texture.” Given also the title of Moelleux 1ère Trie (“first selection”), there could be no doubt of the quality and excellence of this wine.
  
  There is little else that needs to be said about this wine, except that continued aging is not out of the question, I may have even jumped the gun a bit. So you know, the wine was an excellent pairing for the food. The sweetness calmed the spiciness of the jalapenos but didn’t overpower the rest of the fare.
  
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  8/8/2020 - Misology24 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Medium gold color. Aromas and flavors of peach, dried apricot, pineapple, ginger, honey, almond, and saffron. Sweet, medium body, medium alcohol, medium-plus acidity. Pronounced intensity, long finish. Well-balanced, outstanding quality. Can drink now but has potential for aging (drinking window through 2035).

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  9/29/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:

  New Release Huet Vouvray, Mostly 2016 (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Of course, the deepest color of the bunch. Some orange and quince on the nose without much botrytis. It is a bit more honeyed in the mouth with moderate sweetness and a little honey. Very elegant and light for a 1ère Trie wine. Excellent acidity, persistent finish.

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