Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec 2024

The Vouvray AOC 'Clos du Bourg' Sec by the legendary Domaine Huet (Vouvray, Loire Valley) represents one of the world's most monumental and deeply structured expressions of pure Chenin Blanc. Sourced from a historic 9.0-hectare walled vineyard—revered since medieval times as one of Vouvray's premier crus—the site features a deep clay-limestone soil matrix dominated by heavy brown clays resting over tuffeau chalk bedrock. Farmed strictly under certified biodynamic viticulture with classic Gobelet training (6,600 vines/ha, average vine age 25 years), Clos du Bourg consistently produces wines of majestic architecture and unmatched aging capacity.

Cellar protocols faithfully honor Huet's historic methods: spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts in 600-liter oak demi-muids under controlled temperatures, followed by gentle racking and stainless steel tank maturation prior to light filtration and bottling. Yielding roughly 30,000 bottles annually with a dry profile of 6 g/L residual sugar, Huet's Clos du Bourg Sec emerges as a dry white of profound concentration, combining rich textural weight with razor-sharp saline acidity and chalky mineral tension.