Slo-oxed for 10 minutes. Clear medium gold in color. Attractive nose of apricot and baked apple which carry over to the medium plus palate along with some peach, honey and spice. Definitely off-dry, but there’s enough acidity and a hint of bitterness on the finish to keep it interesting. Will surely continue to hold for some time and may even show some additional development. This wine was quite a good pairing with an apple crostata for dessert.
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Medium gold color. Spicy nose of dried apricot and peach and beeswax. Waxy, medium-full bodied, but feels lighter. Loads of botrytis. Honeyed, but not overly sweet and more than balanced by the medium-high acidity. Long finish of spicy botrytis and dried apricots carried by the acidity. Well balanced with lovely texture. Missing a bit of oomph with few notes aside from the botrytis. No rush on this one.
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Not sure if this was old, but it was quite mature. Lots of botrytis like notes and sherry like characteristics. Felt older than it should be. Overall not bad but expected more.
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(Clos du Bourg (moelleux)) Huet Dear Friends, This is a quick weekend offer but it requires little introduction. Huet is one of my favorite producers and there are times when I tried to convince myself that I no longer need red wine in my cellar...if all of it could be replaced by Huet. Certainly Margaux and Lafite have a special place in my heart but Huet ranks right up there with any wine entity and the prices are downright silly for the level of quality and potential ageing ability (those of you that sampled the 1919 Huet at Per Se several years ago will attest to that). For more detailed information on the winery and TN's on all of the below, please see: http://www.thewinedoctor.com/tastingsprofile/huet.shtml A deal I couldn't pass up, this parcel contains pre-packed 6-packs with six different bottles of Huet from the 2007 and 2008 vintage - it's a stellar starter kit for anyone interested in the discovery of this top house. You can look up whatever you need to but all are excellent wines and the 2008 demi-secs are simply terrific (if I recall Neil Martin had a mini love fest over the quality of the 2008s and so did I - the 2007s are no slouch either). Here goes - "first growth" Chenin Blanc, in six different forms - from dry (sec) to sweet (moelleux) and in-between (demi-sec), one bottle of each wine at an outstanding tariff (I'll save you the time and effort of looking up each of these - it's a very good price and the provenance is second to none): Huet 6-Pack 1 - 2007 Le Haut Lieu (demi-sec) 1 - 2007 Le Haut Lieu (sec) 1 - 2007 Le Mont (sec) 1 - 2007 Clos du Bourg (moelleux) 1 - 2008 Le Haut Lieu (demi-sec) 1 - 2008 Le Mont (demi-sec) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Loire8729
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1/20/2024 - VlgJeff wrote: 91 Points
Slo-oxed for 10 minutes. Clear medium gold in color. Attractive nose of apricot and baked apple which carry over to the medium plus palate along with some peach, honey and spice. Definitely off-dry, but there’s enough acidity and a hint of bitterness on the finish to keep it interesting. Will surely continue to hold for some time and may even show some additional development. This wine was quite a good pairing with an apple crostata for dessert.
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12/8/2023 - AudunG wrote: 92 Points
Perfumed aromas with honey and raisins. Light weighted and delicious for a Huet. I guess both the vintage and the vineyard plays a role here.
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9/9/2022 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 92 Points
Medium gold color. Spicy nose of dried apricot and peach and beeswax. Waxy, medium-full bodied, but feels lighter. Loads of botrytis. Honeyed, but not overly sweet and more than balanced by the medium-high acidity. Long finish of spicy botrytis and dried apricots carried by the acidity. Well balanced with lovely texture. Missing a bit of oomph with few notes aside from the botrytis. No rush on this one.
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11/25/2021 - angryphoton Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not sure if this was old, but it was quite mature. Lots of botrytis like notes and sherry like characteristics. Felt older than it should be. Overall not bad but expected more.
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5/5/2020 - sebastienjm wrote: 91 Points
Couleur plus dense avec le vieillissement, complexe et toujours bien tendu, très bon
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