93 John Gilman - View from the Cellar

"The 2012 Vouvray “Le Mont” Sec from Domaine Huët is just a touch riper than the Le Haut Lieu Sec, but at thirteen percent it is still cut from a classic cloth. The classy nose delivers an aromatic constellation of apple, tart orange, lanolin, incipient notes of honeycomb, a bit of citrus zest, a deep and complex base of white soil and a gently floral topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with zesty acids, outstanding balance and a very long, youthful and superbly focused finish. I would expect all of these 2012 Domaine Huët Sec bottlings to snap into even better focus in the next couple of months, offer up really lovely youthful drinking for a year to eighteen months and then shut down for a four to six year hibernation before starting to really come into their own. Superb wine. 2020-2050."