Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu

In the glass

Aroma: yellow apple, honeysuckle, lemon, chamomile

Palate: pear, honey, quince, creamy lees

Le Haut-Lieu is the original 9-hectare Huet vineyard on deep clay over limestone. Approachable young yet capable of long ageing.

What it pairs with

• Roast chicken with tarragon
  Soft Chenin texture meets roast poultry; tarragon's anise note echoes the wine's chamomile lift.
• Pike-perch (sandre) with beurre blanc
  Loire's signature freshwater fish in butter sauce meets a Chenin with creamy lees and acidity.
• Crottin de Chavignol
  Lactic-saline interplay between Loire goat cheese and the wine's citrus-honey signature.
• Cured ham and ripe pear salad
  Pear and chamomile aromatics meet ham saltiness; honey on the finish bridges sweet and savoury.

History

Le Haut-Lieu is the original vineyard of Domaine Huet, purchased by Victor Huet in 1928. The 9-hectare parcel of deep clay over limestone produces the most approachable of the three crus.

1. 1928: Victor Huet purchases Le Haut-Lieu vineyard
2. 1937: Gaston Huet takes charge of the estate
3. 1993: Demeter 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

12.5%

Price

EUR 30 to 50 at retail

Drinking window

3-25 from vintage

First vintage

1928

Biodynamic

Demeter Certified

Organic

DEMETER

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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