The 2024 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec is a benchmark dry Chenin Blanc from one of the Loire Valley’s most revered estates. Sourced from the celebrated Le Mont vineyard, where shallow green clay over Turonian limestone produces wines of remarkable tension and minerality, the vines are farmed biodynamically and vinified with minimal intervention to express the site’s exceptional purity. The 2024 vintage delivers a beautifully focused wine that combines vibrant fruit, chalky precision and outstanding ageing potential.
The nose reveals aromas of lemon zest, green apple and quince layered with white flowers, chamomile, wet stone and subtle beeswax. The palate is dry and finely textured, with crisp citrus and orchard fruit supported by racy natural acidity and an intense limestone-driven mineral backbone. Elegant and precise, it finishes exceptionally long with saline freshness, delicate herbal notes and remarkable energy.
Ben’s Recommendation:
A world-class dry Chenin Blanc that rewards both immediate enjoyment and patient cellaring. Its vibrant acidity and mineral precision make it an outstanding match for oysters, scallops, grilled lobster, roast chicken, turbot and aged goat’s cheese. Enjoy now with a brief decant, or cellar confidently through 2045+ as it develops greater texture, beeswax complexity and the unmistakable character of great Vouvray.
