Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Clos du Bourg Moelleux 2023
Domaine Huet
Domaine Huet's Clos du Bourg is one of the great Chenin Blanc vineyards on earth, and the moelleux style in a strong vintage like 2023 shows why. The interplay of richness and cutting acidity is breathtaking — this is a wine that appears sweet but finishes dry in spirit. Biodynamic farming and the clay-silex soils of this walled vineyard produce a Chenin of uncommon depth and ageability.
Nose
Honeyed quince and beeswax lead, followed by ripe pear and a delicate floral note. A citrus undercurrent — lemon curd and candied orange — adds brightness, while a faint mineral tang and herbaceous quality keep it from cloying.
Palate
Lush and textured with concentrated honey and marzipan flavors balanced by a razor-sharp acidity that defines great Vouvray. Ripe apple and melon weave through the mid-palate alongside a subtle waxy quality. The sweetness is present but never dominant — the acidity does its job perfectly.
Finish
Very long with lingering honey, citrus peel, and a saline mineral note that leaves the palate refreshed rather than saturated. The tension between sweetness and acidity persists through the final moments.
- Varietal
- Chenin Blanc
- Blend
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- Vineyards
- Le Clos du Bourg, a walled vineyard parcel on clay-silex soils in Vouvray
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
A wedge of Roquefort blue cheese drizzled with raw honeycomb and accompanied by toasted walnuts — the salty tang of the cheese and the sweetness of the honey mirror the wine's own tension between sugar and acid.
Domaine Huet, biodynamically farmed since 1990 and now owned by the Hwang family, produces some of the Loire Valley's most revered Chenin Blanc from three legendary vineyard parcels in Vouvray, of which Le Clos du Bourg is the most age-worthy.
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