2013 Vouvray Sec Le Mont

Le Mont is very different to the other lieux-dits Le Haut-Lieu and Clos der Bourg, since the vineyard is closed to the Loire and the green marl soil contains a lot of silex, which results in a more reductive, restrained and more crystalline Chenin that needs its time to open up. However, Huet's golden-yellow 2013 Vouvray Le Mont Sec shows a clear, intensely fruity but also lovely mineral bouquet of great precision, finesse and depth. Honey, chalk, lemon, and honeydew melon aromas intertwine with coolish and spicy, stony flavors that lead to a full-bodied, very pure, compact and complex, highly elegant and excitingly vivacious palate; there is a long and salty, persistently mineral finish full of tension and grip. From the dry 2013 trio, this is the most fascinating wine due to its finesse and thrilling purity. This Le Mont will further improve over the next 10+ years, but should be exceptional still in 20 years. Highly recommended. Nov 2015, www.robertparker.com