Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux 2018

Huet’s Moelleux can be remarkably fine and delicate (think of a great Mosel rather than a Sauternes to get an idea of weight) and, rather than desserts, tend to match brilliantly with cheeses or a range of savoury meat dishes. Only the richest years, such as this one, can work with fruit based desserts. Moelleux literally translates to 'like marrow' and is pronounced 'mwah-lurr', and these wines typically have between 40-60 g/L sugar. They are made from grapes dried on the vine (passerillage), as opposed to botrytised fruit. The 2018 Le Haut Lieu finished at 13% with 52 g/L residual.