2005 Domaine le Haut Lieu (Gaston Huet) - Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Premiere Trie EssaiColour : White Producer : Domaine le Haut Lieu (Gaston Huet) Label Name : Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Premiere Trie Essai Country : France Region : Loire Sub Region : Touraine Variety : Chenin Blanc Vintage : 2005 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : Wine Spectator 96 pts, Wine Advocate 95 pts Tasting Note : Domaine Huet, historically bottled as Domaine le Haut Lieu, is the defining estate of Vouvray and one of the Loire Valley's most

Vin Jaune from Château-Chalon at fifty years of age is a proposition for which there is no real comparison in any other wine tradition: the sous voile oxidative ageing

The cooler 2021 vintage yielded lower quantities but produced wines noted for their freshness

velvety and layered

the wine has evolved through several name changes before adopting the current Eric Stevens Purbrick designation in 2002

With only 4

The 2017 growing season in the Saar produced wines of good natural ripeness and balance that the wine-searcher aggregate of 95/100 across all approved publications confirms as a well-regarded but not exceptional vintage for the estate’s sweet wine programme

but at present

Extremely full-bodied with abundant sweet tannins

Deep ruby with a developing nose of blackcurrant

Ends with a vein of minerality

toasted almonds and white flowers introduce the NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru Le Cépage (2020 base)

Pinched palate effect