Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie 2022

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is a sweet Chenin Blanc made from a berry-by-berry selection of the ripest fruit, produced only in the best years.

Le Mont has been recognised since the fifteenth century as one of the finest sites in Vouvray, and was known locally as Perruches after the greenish clay flecked with perrons, fist-sized flints, that covers it. Huet bought the steep, rocky eight-hectare vineyard in 1957. It sits on the Première Côte, the run of limestone hillside overlooking Tours, and its argilo-siliceux soils, stony clay and flint over limestone, give the tightest and most mineral wines in the range. Huet's moelleux bottlings usually carry 40 to 60 g/L residual sugar, drawn mainly from passerillage, grapes shrivelled on the vine, rather than botrytis. The première trie level goes further, selecting the very ripest berries, often botrytis-affected, and is made only in top years.

Approachable now and likely to improve for decades. Serve at 8-10°C with roquefort, foie gras terrine or a citrus-based dessert.

*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.