Francis Huicq

9.4

At No 3 with my team. Ex-1ere tranche stock released earlier this year (2014)...awaiting the 2nd one in January 2015. I had the Perlant 1969 in August. I am a strong believer in numbers so I put together the 1969 demi sec and the 1989 Close Bourg Moelleux 1ere trie from the veneered domaine Gaston Huet in Vouvray. The main difference lies in the style as opposed to vineyard characteristics, the vintage of course can add extra punch...the moelleux having a more opulent charm, roundness and melting aspect - dryer (though) on the finish. Its sister vineyard wine being more incisive, waxy (hair/wood Lacker pugency) a bit vegetal (cooked Brussels Sprouts). Drier as Demi-Sec by definition, leaner, sharper with a hint of nuttiness towards the finish. Great comparative tasting. — 11 years ago

Randy Windham

9.6

12.5% abv. — 12 years ago

with Larry and menyui

Julia Weinberg

9.5

Prelude to huet — 13 years ago

with Tess

Francis Huicq

9.3

19/12/14 at 3 St James' St., from magnum. Developed and individual. Bees wax, hydromel, quince combine with some nuttiness. Open and deep flavours. Dry, mineral. Good tension. medium bodied. Spicy and citric finish. Very good and interesting wine. Macabeu (nose) and Chenin Blanc (palate) dominate, the later reminding me the character and complexity I experienced with one bottle of Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu 1995 from Dom. Gaston Huet. — 11 years ago

Kellen Freeman

9.2

Tasty! Less sweet than the Huet, more fresh. — 12 years ago

Jose Campaneli

9.6

Excellent !!! — 13 years ago

Greg Rubin

9.3

Awesome...tons of wet stone, lemon curd, perfect wet wool. — 11 years ago

Jason Rzutkiewicz

Wine Blogger Jason's Wine Blog

9.0

First time with this one. Same lineage as Huet and I dug it. Kicking my butt for not buying some I saw with medium age on'em — 12 years ago

Michael Lewis

9.6

Just uploading some old pictures... — 13 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.0

Ch. Hosseini, dec 30.
I intend to buy out whole foods of their stock and hoard this Normand cidre. Succulent and dry. Cloudy, with a bit of vinegar on the nose. Persistent yeast and juicy tart apple flavors with a dry wooded finish. — 13 years ago