Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg

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In the glass

Aroma: lemon confit, honey, white peach, stone

Palate: citrus, quince, saline mineral, honey

Walled-vineyard Chenin on shallow limestone-clay. Combines mineral cut with generous texture, the most powerful of Huet's three Sec wines.

What it pairs with

• Lobster with beurre blanc Full body and saline mineral handle rich shellfish; chalky finish cuts butter sauce.More wines for lobster →
• Roast guinea fowl Honey and quince aromatics partner roasting jus; high acid handles white-meat fat.More wines for chicken and white meat →
• Aged Comté Hazelnut crystallisation in the cheese partners the wine's lemon-confit depth and saline finish.More wines for aged hard cheese →
• Sole bonne femme Mushroom and shallot cream sauce meets the wine's textural weight and lifted finish.More wines for fish →

With cheese

Sainte-Maure de Touraine Our pick The consortium suggests a Chenin or Sauvignon from Touraine for this cheese. A dry Touraine Chenin, raised in tank or older oak, has the high acidity and citrus or orchard fruit to cut through a creamy, tangy log.

History

Clos du Bourg, acquired in 1963, sits on the poorest, shallowest, stoniest of the estate's three soils. The walled vineyard produces the most structured and powerful of Huet's Sec wines.

1. 1963Clos du Bourg vineyard acquired by Gaston Huet
2. 1993Demeter certification granted for biodynamic farming

Facts

Producer

Domaine Huet · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Vouvray AOC

Oak

Vinified and aged in older oak demi-muids and tank, no new oak, around 9 to 12 months on fine lees

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 35 to 55 at retail

Drinking window

5-30 from vintage

First vintage

1963

Biodynamic

Demeter Certified

Organic

DEMETER

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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