Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023 vs Domaine Huet, Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie Vouvray 2018
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023 currently starts £2.70 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £68.90 | £71.60 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Benoit Girardin | Domaine Huet |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Chenin Blanc |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023
"Sourced from two lieux-dits—Champs de Marjot and Le Concis des Champs—this Chassagne-Montrachet shows layered complexity. The nose is rich, with ripe apple, toasty oak, and subtle honey and vanilla hints. Freshness and minerality balance the succulent fruit, and the wine finishes long and gourmand, already showing remarkable integration and generosity." Our note Son of Yves and nephew of Vincent, Benoit Girardin has steadily carved out his own reputation and is already turning heads in the Parisian restaurant scene. 2023 was a standout vintage for Girardin, delivering both quantity and quality. While white yields were typical, the reds saw an unprecedented abundance. The whites were harvested first, beginning on September 7th, with the reds following on September 10th. Whites show a harmonious balance between sugar and acidity, with greater maturity and slightly softer acidity compared to 2022. The reds are all 100% destemmed with no fining or filtration, while the whites retain purity and definition with meticulous filtration.
Domaine Huet, Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie Vouvray 2018
This wine offers a rich and complex profile, a nose that combines overripe golden apples, apple kombucha, and subtle hints of doughy yeastiness, with aromas of brie, soft cheeses and dried apricots adding depth. On the palate, it is incredibly rich, almost syrupy, with a deep candied umaminess reminiscent of aged sake. Gaston Huet is a superstar of Vouvray winemaking, and from dry to sweet styles, he coaxes magic from the Chenin Blanc grape. When young, their wines are thrilling and weighty, when mature they are wondrous. With proper cellaring, Domaine Huet's Vouvray wines can age gracefully for several decades, making this wine a long-term investment for any cellar. As the Loire is so underrated compared with Bordeaux and Burgundy, prices are sensible, representing incredible value for money in the world of fine wine.
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