Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Franc de Pied Sec 2017

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Franc de Pied Sec is a dry Chenin Blanc from an experimental parcel of ungrafted vines.

In 1985 Domaine Huet planted a 0.20-hectare parcel of own-rooted Chenin Blanc within the Haut-Lieu vineyard, the domaine's home site on clay over limestone above the town of Vouvray. Franc de pied means the vines grow on their own roots rather than on American rootstock, a rarity in post-phylloxera France and possible here only because of the particular soil conditions. The micro-parcel is not always bottled separately and seldom leaves France, so allocations outside the domestic market are very small. Huet's former chef de cave, Jean-Bernard Berthomé, has described the ungrafted vines as giving a slightly deeper and more tightly wound expression than the vineyard's regular dry bottling, one that takes longer to unfurl — hence the extended bottle ageing before release.

Already showing well and good for another fifteen years or more. Serve at 10–12°C with roast pork, smoked trout or a washed-rind cheese.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.