Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 2003 (Museum Release) chateau-la-gordonne with delicate hints of violet

with delicate hints of violet florals

Vinous awarded it 94 points

’Big Jim’…

grapefruit and crushed rock

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 2003 (Museum Release) chateau-la-gordonne with delicate hints of violetLe Haut Lieu was the estates first vineyard, purchased in 1928, and is situated on the Premire Cte. As the name suggests, the house and the vineyards are located on a plateau with a slight south facing gradient at one of the highest points of the appellation. Its a nine hectare plot on deep, brown, chalky clay (known as aubuis). Here, the yellow limestone (tuffeau) bedrock lies up to four metres down, making for a richer soil that produces round,