Touraine
Touraine is famous for the Cabernet Francs of Bourgueil, Chinon and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, as well as for the dry, sweet and sparkling Chenin Blanc wines of Vouvray and Montlouis. The bulk of the region's wines are produced under the Sauvignon de Touraine appellation, a good-value Loire Sauvignon Blanc produced on sandy, undulating clay flats between the Cher and Indre tributaries.
Half-btl
£8.50
Half-btl 12 x 37.5cl 5cs
Bottle
£15.25
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Drinking brilliantly now, and for the next two years.
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (summer 2018)
Bottle
£11.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 47cs
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (spring 2019)
Bottle
£11.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 23cs
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (spring 2019)
Bottle
£12.25
Bottle 12 x 75cl 97cs
Expect the 2017 develop gracefully in bottle for up to a decade, or enjoy it today with sushi or shellfish. Drink now to 2027.
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (spring 2019)
Bottle
£19.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle
£21.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs
Bottle
£22.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
This is superb, with the beguiling bruised apple aroma characteristic of Chenin alongside a distinct smokiness, which speaks of the Peu Morier vineyard’s flint-rich soil. The palate begins taut and mineral then broadens, revealing a hint of residual sugar, before zeroing in once more for a long finish redolent of lemon zest and oysters shells. A thrilling wine.
Bottle
£23.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle
£24.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 18cs
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Burnished gold in colour, the nose is full of spiced orange, cloves, a touch of quince and lemon rind, and hints of anise. This wine is lovely and mouth-filling and yet has surprisingly high acidity and a dryness that gives the wine a beautiful mouth-watering snap.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
A big, deep, rich honeyed bouquet leaps from the glass. The palate is, unsurprisingly, youthful, but is also wonderfully luscious. There’s plenty of sweet, mouth-filling fruit and enough acidity to make one involuntarily drool. Drink it now or tuck away for decades.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Chris Pollington, Account Manager
First things first – 1989 is a stunning vintage, one of the best in the 20th Century for the Huet wines. Essai relates to a 1ha vineyard parcel of Le Clos du Bourg which the Huet family decided to apply biodynamic principles. There is a distinctly greater level of development and general largesse to the palate here over the ‘usual’ 1989 Moelleux. This is an expansive and mouth filling wine, lusciously sweet and tropical this has decades of age ahead of it but perfectly balanced meaning it can be enjoyed now. .
Gary Owen, Account Manager
Bottle
£160.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
This is a jam-packed glassful with waxy lemons and fresh orange peel on the nose, then a bitter toffee character. The combination of ripe nectarine sweetness with refreshing acidity delivers a perfectly judged and beautifully balanced wine. Quite simply, you can taste the care taken in producing this wine.
Bottle
£170.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
An intense gold colour, there is plenty on offer on the nose: lanolin, caramel and apple crumble to name but a few notes. Gloriously honeyed on the palate, there is a streak of vibrant freshness that stops any cloying sweetness. The finish is incredibly long and persistent. Wonderful!
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Fine Wine Team
There was a much smaller quantity of the 1945 wines made due to frosts for eight days in May. It would seem this concentrated the quality and the finest rounds of natural selection took place as what was left has made astonishingly fantastic wine. The nose is a tumult of preserved and lightly caramelised lemons. Beneath this there is layer upon layer of complex white nuts and subtle dairy, almost creaminess framed by a focussed subtle dryness.
Gary Owen, Account Manager
Bottle
£565.00
Laura Atkinson - Private Account Manager
A lustrous, burnt gold colour. Plenty of baked Bramley apple and lanolin on the nose, with a touch of wet grass as well. Beautifully balanced between freshness and a touch of sweetness. Developed yes, but remarkably youthful as well. This is a remarkable wine, especially when you consider all that was going on around it in 1945.
Fergus Stewart - Private Account Manager
This masterpiece shows a lush and altogether rather gorgeous side to it which develops into something firmer. It’s one of those extraordinary wines that keeps evolving while you taste it, lush then firm then lush, closing off with a very assured finish that lingers on and on. Truly victorious.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
1989 Vouvray, Le Haut-Lieu, Moelleux, Domaine Huet
1989 Vouvray, Le Mont Moelleux, Première Trie, Domaine Huet
1989 Vouvray, Le Mont, Moelleux, Fin Pressée, Domaine Huet
1989 Vouvray, Le Clos du Bourg, Moelleux Essai, Domaine Huet
1989 Vouvray, Haut Lieu, Moelleux, Première Trie, Domaine Huet
Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl 1cs
Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl 1cs
Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
This case comprises one bottle each of:
1989 Le Haut-Lieu, Molleux
1989 Le Mont Molleux, 1er Trie
1989 Le Haut-Lieu, Molleux, 1er Trie
1989 Le Clos du Bourg, Molleux 1er Trie
1989 Le Mont, Molleux, Fin Pressée
1989 Le Clos du Bourg, Molleux Essai.
It is capacious and opulent but as with all Huet wines it is delineated, refreshing and wonderfully enjoyable. This wine verges on being the perfect desert wine, complex enough to stand up on its own and dominate the table and conversation, but also with the ability to complement a whole range of dishes. .
Gary Owen, Account Manager
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer (Spring 2019)