2008 Huet "Clos du Bourg, Moelleux Première Trie" Vouvray (Previously $59)

SKU #1068743 95 points Wine Spectator

Starts with a tangy crème fraîche note before giving way to green almond, green tea, chamomile, powdered ginger and mineral notes. So precise it almost comes off as dry in feel, but the finish belies its late harvest with a showy candied citrus peel note. Drink now through 2025 (5/ 2011)

93 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

Light gold. An exotically perfumed bouquet shows passion fruit, mango, poached pear, honey and chamomile qualities, with a lashing of baking spices. Sappy, palate-staining orchard and pit fruit flavors are given a bitter edge by a hint of citrus pith, which adds back end cut. Very rich but surprisingly taut, with strong closing thrust and lingering spiciness. This is less forthcoming than the Le Mont version.. (6/ 2010)

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Distilled herbal and floral essences again offer the leading impression of Huet’s 2008 Vouvray Moelleux Clos du Bourg Moelleux 1er Trie. Quince jelly, quinine, and alkaline mineral notes mingle on a rich, subtly oily, yet persistently buoyant palate. A hint of milkiness in the finish here, as well as the fact that significant bitterness goes unrelieved are attributable to the must having inexplicably gone through malo-lactic conversion before it really became wine. Still, the sense of complexity and richness-with-levity are noteworthy, and it will be interesting to see how this unprecedented wine evolves. (8/ 2010)