Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 375ml 1985

Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is a sweet Chenin Blanc from the estate's founding vineyard, bottled here in half-bottle format.

Vouvray covers the tuffeau limestone plateau above the Loire east of Tours, and Chenin Blanc is bottled there as dry, demi-sec, moelleux or sparkling wine depending on what the season delivers. Domaine Huet was founded in 1928 and works three sites on that plateau: Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont and Le Clos du Bourg. Le Haut-Lieu is the original holding and the most clay-rich of the three, which makes it the roundest and most generous of the estate's parcels, quicker to open than Le Mont or Le Clos du Bourg. Moelleux is made only in years when botrytis and ripeness allow, picked in successive passes through the vineyard so that only the affected bunches are taken, fermented slowly with the estate's own yeasts and stopped with substantial residual sugar. Bottled without heavy handling, these are among the longest-lived sweet wines in France.

A half-bottle matures faster than a 750ml, so this is ready now; try it with foie gras, a fruit tart or Roquefort. Serve at 8-10°C.

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