2023 Domaine Huet, Vouvray Demi-Sec ‘Clos Du Bourg’, Loire, France

This ancient, walled vineyard has the estates shallowest, stoniest soils. The wines are rich and intense. Many consider this to be Vouvrays finest single vineyard site. Size: 6 hectares
Limestone-rich clay soils — the stoniest of the three crus.
The vines are farmed using biodynamic methods and harvested by hand.
Undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation in large, old oak demi-muids as well as stainless steel vats. There is no encouragement of the malolactic fermentation, thus many Huet wines remain rich in malic acid, a character that brings an age-worthiness to the wines. The concentration of residual sugar in demi-sec cuves is traditionally around 10-20 g/l
Aged in large demi-muids