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Huet Changes?
- Thread starter Ryan F.
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Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Will no one rise to the bait? SFJoe? Resident climatologists?
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
originally posted by Ryan F.:
Huet Changes?Heard some strange rumor about dropping the dry wines and producing only dessert wines. I hope it's false. Can anyone confirm this?
In some ways it strikes me as an impossibility. Some vintages just won't allow for all grapes to be dedicated to moelleux cuvees. Selling off the grapes or must in such years seems an economic hurdle too high for new ownership. At least I hope.
On this general subject--has anyone outside of France ever tried to use Huet's online ordering? Even with the difficulties involved the price on the 09 Constance, to name but one, is more than tempting.
Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
Gosh, you sure know how to write a terrifying subject line.
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
Gosh, you sure know how to write a terrifying subject line.
Despite all appearances to the contrary, I was not trolling or joking but asking this question seriously. Thankfully I have not found a shred of evidence of this online.
I hope its just an elaborate ruse by my local retailer to get me to clear his inventory in a panicked frenzy. But he doesn't have any in stock. I did ask him to check with the distributor and all that's available on Maui is 18 bottles of Le Mont Sec and Demi sec 2006. I might buy them anyway.
I hope its just an elaborate ruse by my local retailer to get me to clear his inventory in a panicked frenzy. But he doesn't have any in stock. I did ask him to check with the distributor and all that's available on Maui is 18 bottles of Le Mont Sec and Demi sec 2006. I might buy them anyway.
I have the impression that even for Huet, sweet wine is in general hard to sell. Unless you're Yquem and Parker likes the vintage.
This would be a commercially questionable move, were someone mad enough to try to do it.
And as Tristan points out, it would involve insisting on warm summers every year, which might be hard to pull off.
This would be a commercially questionable move, were someone mad enough to try to do it.
And as Tristan points out, it would involve insisting on warm summers every year, which might be hard to pull off.
lucertoran
lucertoran
Joe,the spark 05 is on his way,do you know anything about the dosage for this particular vintage?originally posted by SFJoe:
I have the impression that even for Huet, sweet wine is in general hard to sell. Unless you're Yquem and Parker likes the vintage.
This would be a commercially questionable move, were someone mad enough to try to do it.
And as Tristan points out, it would involve insisting on warm summers every year, which might be hard to pull off.
Levi Dalton
Levi Dalton
originally posted by lucertoran:
Joe,the spark 05 is on his way,do you know anything about the dosage for this particular vintage?originally posted by SFJoe:
I have the impression that even for Huet, sweet wine is in general hard to sell. Unless you're Yquem and Parker likes the vintage.
This would be a commercially questionable move, were someone mad enough to try to do it.
And as Tristan points out, it would involve insisting on warm summers every year, which might be hard to pull off.
I have some in the cellar. I'll open one soon and give you my impression of how dry it shows.
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Apparently there is a sec and a brut for 2005.originally posted by lucertoran:
Joe,the spark 05 is on his way,do you know anything about the dosage for this particular vintage?originally posted by SFJoe:
I have the impression that even for Huet, sweet wine is in general hard to sell. Unless you're Yquem and Parker likes the vintage.
This would be a commercially questionable move, were someone mad enough to try to do it.
And as Tristan points out, it would involve insisting on warm summers every year, which might be hard to pull off.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
And 2008.
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Unknown
Guest
don't they all become dry with age anyway ?
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Didn't see any sparkling 2008's on Huet's website, only 2005: sec, brut and brut reserve.originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
And 2008.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
I meant the still sec wine. Must've misunderstood you.
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
I could've been clear in the original post. The online prices from the winery are quite reasonable, $13 to $16 euro.originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I meant the still sec wine. Must've misunderstood you.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Nice; more here.
JSchwartze
JSchwartze
originally posted by Ryan F.:
Despite all appearances to the contrary, I was not trolling or joking but asking this question seriously. Thankfully I have not found a shred of evidence of this online.
I hope its just an elaborate ruse by my local retailer to get me to clear his inventory in a panicked frenzy. But he doesn't have any in stock. I did ask him to check with the distributor and all that's available on Maui is 18 bottles of Le Mont Sec and Demi sec 2006. I might buy them anyway.
You're probably getting some great deals off of this guy because he's obviously a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic.
There are some brief notes on some of these on the board.originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I meant the still sec wine. Must've misunderstood you.