2023 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec

96 pts
A thrilling jolt of Chenin electricity from Vouvray's greatest producer, from their most minerally vineyard.. Could drink Le Mont 24 hours a day.
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Huet’s Le Mont Sec is always the most finely etched of the estate’s dry wines - steely, tensile, and bursting with detail. From the flinty, shallow soils of the Le Mont vineyard, this is the Chenin that speaks clearest to the terroir’s precision and line.

The 2023 vintage saw a rollercoaster season, but the Huet team, now led by Vouvray local Benjamin Joliveau - picked to precision. That skill shows in the glass: this is classic Le Mont, with chalk and crushed citrus driving the nose, and a palate that’s racy but still generous, thanks to the sunny September and careful berry-by-berry harvesting.

Despite just 5–6 grams of residual sugar, this is comfortably dry and lip-smackingly fresh, with Chenin’s hallmark texture and length. It’s drinking beautifully young, but this is Huet after all, so you can bank on this evolving beautifully over the next two decades.

For those chasing pedigree, energy and value in dry white wine, this is a no-brainer.

96 points - “One of the great dry white wines of the Loire. This dry chenin blanc is rich and concentrated, but also graceful and delicate. Full-bodied but so elegant and precise, with a wet stone minerality that builds in a spectacular manner in the very long, refined finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.” - Stuart Pigott (jamessuckling.com)

95 points - “The 2023 Vouvray Sec Le Mont is precise, upright and flinty. There's just the right amount of juicy, peachy flesh within this light-bodied yet concentrated wine. It has the potential to charm but does so without showing off. Flinty and tightly sewn together, it has curves in the right places, but you're just going to have to wait for it to take shape.” - Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous)

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    Adrian L.
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    oh yes

    vibrant, energetic, I am sure it would be even more fabulous in a few years.

The dry wines of the Mont express themselves on the minerality of this flint terroir placed on limestone. A "chiseled" structure often carried by beautiful acidity draws a tense finish. Saline or with hints of flint, these cuvées are distinguished, the purity in the mouth carries complex and elegant aromas.

The dryness expresses mineral tension. The nose exalts a spring fragrance, jasmine and orange blossom intermingle with notes of pome fruits. The palate is exquisite without opulence, tangy notes of Granny Smith apple wonderfully support stone fruit flavors. The finish is harmonious, the acidity plays in concert with the bitterness of the Chenin and very slight residual sugars.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chenin Blanc
Country France
Region Loire Valley
Feature Biodynamic
Organic
High Score
Reviewed By Vinous
James Suckling
Critic Score 96
95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

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