Vouvray Sec Le Mont

In the glass

Aroma: lemon zest, wet stone, white flower, honey

Palate: citrus, saline mineral, quince, chalk

Le Mont's flint-rich hillsides produce a tight, mineral Chenin Blanc. Electric salinity and tense citrus on a multi-decade-cellar frame (drinking window 5 to 30 from vintage).

What it pairs with

• Oysters on the half shell
  Saline mineral edge and shellfish brine align; tense acidity replaces a lemon wedge.
• Pike-perch with beurre blanc
  Loire freshwater fish in butter sauce meets a Chenin with the structure to handle cream.
• Chèvre de Touraine (Sainte-Maure)
  Ashed Loire goat cheese with Vouvray's chalk and citrus signature is the textbook regional pairing.
• Pork rillettes de Tours
  Local Touraine charcuterie speciality finds the wine's lift and saline mineral cuts through pork fat.

History

Le Mont was acquired by Gaston Huet in 1957, complementing the original Le Haut-Lieu vineyard. The flint-rich hillsides produce the estate's most linear and chiseled wines.

1. 1957: Le Mont vineyard acquired by Gaston Huet
2. 1990: Estate begins biodynamic farming
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 35 to 55 at retail

Drinking window

5-30 from vintage

First vintage

1957

Biodynamic

Demeter Certified

Organic

DEMETER

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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