Domaine Huet, Vouvray (Loire Valley, France) 2020

 Domaine Huet is legendary for the quality and longevity of its wines.  This dry, young and pleasing Chenin Blanc offers pleasure today and a glimpse of what may develop over time.  It displays a pale golden color and ethereal aromas of peach, melon, kiwi and light, dusty mineral notes.  Its graceful flavors of peach, melon and a bit of green apple seem to float in the mouth.  However, if they linger on the tongue, you get a sense of the power of its structure and its precise acidity.  Apparently, the wines from Le Mont are shy at first but develop character and complexity with age.  Enjoy it now as an aperitif or with a vegetarian bean soup or roast chicken.  Founder Victor Huët suffered damage to his lungs and nerves in World War I, which drove him to seek respite in Vouvray in the Loire Valley.  He bought his first vineyard, Le Haut-Lieu, in 1928.  Thus was born Domaine Huet.  His son, Gaston, worked at the winery for 55 years, not counting the five years he spent in at WWII German POW camp.  During his tenure he purchased additional vineyards Le Mont and Clos du Bourg.  Today the estate is owned by Anthony Hwang, whose children live at and manage the estate.