Domaine HUET - Le Clos du Bourg - Moelleux 2018
Domaine Huet is located in Vouvray, in the Loire Valley. Founded in 1928 by Victor Huet and his son Gaston, the estate now has 30 hectares of Chenin Blanc planted on three plots: Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont and Clos du Bourg. Huet was one of the forerunners of biodynamic cultivation in 1988.
During the harvest, the bunches are picked by successive passages and at optimal maturity according to the desired style of wine, then each plot is vinified separately. The whole bunches are put in the presses, without crushing or treading, where they are pressed gently. After settling for 24 hours, the grape juice is funneled into two parts: one is put in vats, the other in old barrels. The fermentation time varies depending on the richness of the must and the activity of the indigenous yeasts. Each cuvée is kept for 6 months until bottling.
Le Clos du Bourg plot was acquired by the Huet family in 1953. Today it covers 6 hectares and its soil, not very thick, is composed of clay and limestone resting on a tufa subsoil.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc