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Critics Ratings

Le Mont Demi-Sec 2011
'Gentle aromas of pineapple, cinnamon and apricot abound in this attractive and floral wine. Juicy fresh citrus fruits on the palate are offset by a delicious sweetness that adds body and energy alongside its bright acidity. Elegant and pure, the beautiful fruit character leads to a broad flower-petal and pear finish. This is a complex and evolving wine that is pleasingly balanced and harmonious displaying a quintessentially expressive style.' - laywheeler.com

'The Mont, located on the first Vouvrillonne hill directly above our cellars, has a shallow soil of green clay resting on the limestone rock through which the roots of the vine cross. The balance between sugar and acidity of Demi-secs du Mont is synonymous with indulgence. The minerality specific to this terroir brings a lot of freshness to this Demi-sec. Le Mont Terroir: stony, green clay and flint stones Average age of the vines: 40 years.' - Producer notes.

Le Mont Sec 2011
'The 2011 Le Mont Sec from Domaine Huët is also a bit gently structured particularly by the very high standards of this estate- but, it is a very tasty wine that shows just a bit more mid-palate intensity than the very good Le Haut Lieu Sec from this vintage. The nose is a lovely blend of apple, quince, dried flowers, a touch of lanolin, gentle notes of honey and chalky soil tones and a nice dollop of orange peel in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and wide open for business, with good focus and nascent complexity, very respectable depth at the core, nice framing acids and a long, bright and classy finish. Again, the late season rains of 2011 have taken away just a bit of the concentration here, but the wine is drinking well out of the blocks and should age nicely for at least the next dozen years. In the context of the vintage, it is a very successful wine. 2013-2025+.' - 90/100, John Gilman - View from the Cellar

'Gentle aromas of pineapple, cinnamon and apricot abound in this attractive and floral wine. Juicy fresh citrus fruits on the palate are offset by a delicious sweetness that adds body and energy alongside its bright acidity. Elegant and pure, the beautiful fruit character leads to a broad flower-petal and pear finish. This is a complex and evolving wine that is pleasingly balanced and harmonious displaying a quintessentially expressive style.' - Laywheeler.com

Le Mont Sec 2015
‘The 2015 Vouvray le Mont Sec is pure, precise and very flinty on the nose, which reveals a concentrated and elegant fruit with lemon and crushed stone flavors. Full-bodied, pure and piquant, with a tight and mineral structure, as well as a very persistent finish, this is a highly complex yet finesse-full Chenin with a great aging potential. I'd love to drink the 2015 today, although I know it will become much more complex over the years. The finish is enormously long and reveals fine tannins.’ – Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, 95/100 (Oct 2016)

‘A light echo of baked apple leads off, followed by quince, powdered ginger and verbena notes at the core. The long, minerally finish features rippling acidity. Still tight, so let this unwind in the cellar. Best from 2017 through 2027. 200 cases imported.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Sep 2016)