RWC Nesletter Special Edition | The Soul of Huët - The Rare Wine Co.

If Raveneau Made Vouvray ...
Huët’s Knife-Edged, Profoundly Mineral Secs
“” Among the greatest dry white
wines made in the world
John Gilman on Huët’s Secs
Huët’s dry, mineral secs are the Loire’s answer to the elite wines of Chablis
and Meursault. There are three keys to this: they have the weight and texture
of Chardonnay, the piercing acidity of Chenin Blanc, and the intense
minerality of Vouvray’s soils. And the parallels with highly mineral white Burgundy
become even more pronounced with age.
The domaine’s secs are produced from their three legendary vineyards, and each is a
finely etched example of its respective terroir.
Two thousand nine was an epic vintage for the domaine, one that might rival
greats like 1989 and 1947. Don’t miss out.
2009 Le Haut-Lieu Sec............................... $25.95 bottle
Rich and long, oozing with ripe pears, and somewhat more supple than its stablemates.
A beautiful example of the softer approach of Le Haut-Lieu Sec.
2009 Clos du Bourg Sec.............................. $29.95 bottle
Very rich, hugely textured, with powerful flavors of white fruits and grapefruit
skin. A fabulous drink today, but surely capable of aging two decades.
2009 Le Mont Sec*..................................... $29.95 bottle
As intense as Bourg, but much more mineral and taut. If we can imagine drinking
any of these three in 2040, it would be this. A magnificent example of the
classic Huët style.
10% Discount on any 12 bottles of Huët Sec—Mix or Match
... and is Perfected
in the Cellar
While great wine is born in the vineyard, the decisions during winemaking—what
to do and what not to do—have a profound effect on what
ends up in the glass.
At Huët, winemaking is deeply embedded in history. In fact, little has changed in
the more than eighty years that wine has been made here.
All of Huët’s wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts in large, ancient
wooden barrels. Because of Chenin Blanc’s naturally high acidity, the wines rarely
undergo malolactic fermentation, which allows for their remarkable ageability.
The evolution of winemaking under Noël Pinguet has, according to John
Gilman, produced wines that are even “more refined, more elegant and more
crystalline” in their youth than previously, “without any loss of brilliance.”
Ancient barrels in Huët’s Cellar Noël Pinguet moving grapes to press
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