1997 Huët "Clos du Bourg" Vouvray 1ère Trie
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Review Date: 02/2018Huet's deep golden-apricot colored 1997 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie opens with a highly delicate, crystalline, clear and aromatic bouquet with herbal and chalky-mineral aromas plus a dash of lemon juice. Pure, straight and fresh on the palate, this Clos du Bourg reveals a marvelous lightness, precision and crystallinity on the palate. It is straight, dense and vertical on the palate, showing great elegance, finesse and balance as well as complexity. The finish is long, full of energy, tension, grip and eternal youth. The fruit is highly delicate and precise here, of remarkable finesse and concentration but drawn with a pencil instead of a felt pen. Bottled with 78 grams of residual sugar in April 1998. (SR)
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Premiere Trie is the "first pick" and done by strict law supervision — only picking the finest grapes, NOT bunches, with a balance of botrytis (Jim Chanteloup, K&L Staff Member). Gaston Huët (pronounce the T), besides being the mayor of Vouvray, is a legend in his own time. His vineyard "Le Mont" dates back to the 15th century and "Clos du Bourg" to the 8th century! His son-in-law, Noel Pinguet, serves as winemaker, using only wild yeast, no chaptalization, and biodynamic farming. Robert Parker has called him "one of the best white wine makers in the world," and has said of his wines: "These are the wonders the pure Chenin Blanc grape can produce."
Product Details
Origin: Loire, France
Type/Varietal: Chenin Blanc
SKU: #190191