Domaine Huët Cru Vouvray: Sec & Demi-Sec Horizontals (Delivery to 12 Cities & Towns*)
Domaine Huët Cru Vouvray: Sec & Demi-Sec Horizontals (Delivery to 12 Cities & Towns*)
Price includes sales tax, bottle deposit, and delivery to 11 cities around Portland, Maine.*
Experience the pinnacle of Chenin Blanc from Vouvray’s most celebrated producer, Domaine Huët. Renowned for its iconic single-vineyard wines, this exclusive set offers the opportunity to explore their sec (dry) and demi-sec (off-dry) expressions. Perfect for holiday celebrations, thoughtful gifting, or cellaring for future enjoyment, these wines showcase the beauty of Loire Valley winemaking at its finest.
Whether you choose the 3-bottle set or the complete 6-bottle collection, you’ll savor the distinctive character of Huët’s grand cru vineyards—Le Haut-Lieu, Clos du Bourg, and Le Mont. Compare the precision of sec wines against the luscious complexity of demi-sec, all crafted with Huët’s signature biodynamic precision.
Wines in the Collection
SEC
2023 Domaine Huët, Le Haut-Lieu, Vouvray Sec
From the estate’s original vineyard, this wine delivers vibrant aromas of green apple, quince, and citrus peel, complemented by chalky minerality and a zesty, refreshing finish. A classic expression of dry Vouvray.
Critical Acclaim: 94 Points - Wine Spectator: “Lively and precise, with stunning purity of fruit and a clean, mineral-laden finish.”
2023 Domaine Huët, Clos du Bourg, Vouvray Sec
A deeply concentrated sec with notes of ripe pear, honeydew melon, and orange blossom layered over a backbone of flinty minerality. This wine is renowned for its balance of richness and freshness.
Critical Acclaim: 95 Points - Decanter: “A benchmark Vouvray, with exceptional depth, precision, and a lingering finish.”
2023 Domaine Huët, Le Mont, Vouvray Sec
Le Mont sec is the most elegant of the trio, showcasing aromas of white peach, jasmine, and wet stone. The palate is silky yet crisp, with a long, mineral-driven finish.
Critical Acclaim: 96 Points - The Wine Advocate: “One of the finest dry Chenin Blancs in the world, with remarkable aging potential.”
DEMI-SEC
2022 Domaine Huët, Le Haut-Lieu, Vouvray Demi-Sec
The demi-sec expression from this historic vineyard offers layers of baked apple, candied citrus, and honeysuckle, balanced by vibrant acidity.
Critical Acclaim: 94 Points - James Suckling: “Rich and opulent, yet impeccably balanced—an off-dry masterpiece.”
2022 Domaine Huët, Clos du Bourg, Vouvray Demi-Sec
Lush and decadent, with flavors of apricot, marmalade, and acacia honey. The mid-palate richness is balanced by a lively, clean finish.
Critical Acclaim: 95 Points - Wine Spectator: “A stunning example of demi-sec, with energy and finesse.”
2022 Domaine Huët, Le Mont, Vouvray Demi-Sec
A perfumed bouquet of tropical fruit and white flowers leads to a palate of pineapple, passionfruit, and almond cream. This wine has a harmonious balance and a long, luxurious finish.
Critical Acclaim: 96 Points - The Wine Advocate: “Exceptional complexity and poise—an archetype of demi-sec Vouvray.”
ABOUT DOMAINE HUËT
Since its founding in 1928, Vouvray’s Domaine Huët has been the standard-bearer for great, age-worthy Chenin Blanc. And to this day, year after year, the estate produces some of the world’s most compelling white wines.
The domaine’s founder, Victor Huët, was a Parisian bistro owner. However, with lungs and nerves shattered by his experiences in WWI, Victor re-settled in the town of Vouvray. He soon purchased the first of his great vineyards, Le Haut-Lieu, in 1928, and Domaine Huët was born.
Victor’s son Gaston (born in 1910) worked with his father from the beginning and assumed full charge by 1937. With an obsessive devotion to quality and an engaging showman’s personality, Gaston built the Huët legacy over the next 55 years despite spending five years in a German POW camp during WWII. For all his salesmanship, Gaston understood clearly that quality must come first—and that quality started with great vineyards. His Haut-Lieu parcel, which lies on Vouvray’s “Première Côte” (or “first slope”), is home to virtually all of the appellation’s acknowledged grand cru vineyards.
As the estate prospered in the post-WWII era, Gaston secured two additional prime vineyards on the Première Côte that would ensure the domaine’s stature: Le Mont (purchased in 1957) and Clos du Bourg (farmed since 1953, purchased in 1963). Collectively, these three vineyards and the wines made from them are one of the main reasons that Huët is often considered the greatest of all Vouvray producers.
In 2002, with Gaston ailing, a financial partner was needed to ensure the continuation of the estate’s rich legacy. Anthony Hwang, a Filipino-born New York businessman, was brought into the partnership. Gaston passed away that year, but with Tony's security and enthusiasm, Noël Pinguet was able to continue Gaston’s important work until his retirement in 2009.
Today: The estate is now run by Benjamin Joliveau, a Vouvray native who started in 2009, working closely with both Jean-Bernard Berthomé, his veteran cellar team, coupled with the endless support and passion of second-generation siblings Sarah & Hugo Hwang, Domaine Huet may be making its most consistently great wines. The estate was also one of the earliest adopters of biodynamic practices (certified since 1993). With years of experience working with the appellation's greatest terroirs, the team at Huet is achieving the utmost level of transparency, purity, and knife-edged balance in the wines.
Our Elevated level showcases wines with incredible merit, complexity, long finish, balance, and distinction. We have tasted many fine wines recently and have chosen only those that we think are remarkable. Fine wines bring a higher price tag, but we think these wines are worth every penny. The wines we select for this level are very special, hard to find, and only available in small quantities.
PLEASE NOTE
Purchasers must be 21 years of age or older and be present with an ID upon delivery.
The price includes 5.5% of Maine State's sales tax and Maine’s 15-cent deposit per bottle.
If your billing address differs from your delivery address, please include your delivery address in the comments section at checkout.
Delivery is by Wine Wise, not third-party carriers.
*We deliver to Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Foreside, Falmouth, Falmouth Foreside, Ocean Park, Old Orchard, Portland, Saco, Scarborough, South Portland, and Westbrook. We also deliver to Gorham, Cumberland Center, and Yarmouth for Wine Club members. We cannot ship.