Huet
Le Mont Collection 2007
The Loire Valley
About the SessionThe Loire Valley is strongly represented in this offering, with nineteen lots from thirteen producers spanning some of the region’s most celebrated appellations, including Vouvray, Sancerre, Chinon and Chavignol. At the heart of the selection is Domaine Huet, the legendary Vouvray estate renowned for its exceptional Chenin Blanc, alongside Domaine de la Taille aux Loups and its highly regarded old-vine Chenin Blancs.
LOT 96
Huet
Le Mont Collection 2007
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About this Item
Domaine Huet is the most storied estate in Vouvray, founded in 1928 and raised to legend by Gaston Huet, the winemaker-mayor who defended the appellation for more than half a century. Le Mont, on flinty clay over limestone, is the source of its tautest, most long-lived Chenin Blanc. This lot pairs two 2007 Le Mont bottlings across the sweetness spectrum: the off-dry Demi-Sec, scored 92 by Joel B. Payne of Vinous, and the bone-dry Sec, scored 92+ by Josh Raynolds of Vinous. 2007 was a good Loire vintage that gave both wines richness and cut.
This lot consists of the following wines
Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec 2007 (1 x 750ml)
Huet Le Mont Sec 2007 (2 x 750ml)
Provenance
Private client.
Critics Ratings
Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec 2007
“Golden straw color. Exotic aromas of passion fruit, apricot, acacia honey and jasmine, plus a touch of oyster shell. Sappy, palate-coating pit fruit flavors are impressively deep but also sufficiently lively, with a chalky minerality lending lift and adding precision. Juicy and intensely floral on the classically elegant finish, this is strangely reminiscent of an off-dry riesling auslese from the Rheingau.” - Joel B. Payne, Vinous, 92/100 (Dec 2014)
Huet Le Mont Sec 2007
“Pale gold. An expressive, mineral-laced bouquet displays lemon and lime zest, passion fruit, pungent herbs and talc. Juicy but taut, offering tangy citrus and orchard fruit flavors, with a strong mineral spine adding lift. Becomes weightier and spicier with air, finishing on a juicy note of yellow plum, with strong sappy, stony persistence.......” - Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 92+/100 (May 2010)
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