TN: 2014 Huet Vouvray Petillant

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Jayson Cohen

Jayson Cohen
Best Petillant since 2010 to my taste because the 2014 vintage has the fruit and stuffing to balance what appears to be a more austere, drier style in the post-Pinguet era. I’m hopeful for the future as it rounds out a bit on day 2. Classic profile of quince, yellow apple, and wet hay and punchy and palate staining on the midpalate and long finish. A ton of acid and extract to integrate. Will check back in ten years.
 
Good to hear, as I've got a bottle incoming to try. Will have to pick up a few more if I like it as much as you did.
 
originally posted by Lee Short:
Good to hear, as I've got a bottle incoming to try. Will have to pick up a few more if I like it as much as you did.
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I like it but am still a little wary of what I perceive as the stylistic shift in post-2010 versions. The 2014 definitely needs time to smooth out. I know I said ten years but it’s also possible it will be a more integrated drink in 6-12 months.

Added: In my experience Petillant under Pinguet’s watch had a certain up-front playfulness on release that isn’t really there anymore. That said, I love these with age and am willing to be patient.

Jacky Blot’s bottlings do have more of that playfulness from recent experiences (last couple years).
 
Day 3: calming, and white flowers and quinine aromatics emerging, as is balance on the palate. The rise of floral component is a good sign.
 
I got to try a bottle of the 2014 petillant a month or two ago and wasn't taken with it - the austerity seems excessive, giving, to my taste, a wine with little depth or complexity. But I assume Jayson is responding to something I wasn't able to tune into. OTOH, I didn't really start to love the 2002 until 10 years in or so, when it tasted deliciously oxidized, but without losing its other interesting qualities. But it was never as relentlessly dry as the '14.

For present drinking, after trying both the Huet and Pinon's non-dosage, I liked Chidane's NV brut better than either. Dosage effects are definitely present, but I think they are apt in the context of Chenin Blanc's intense acidity.

Somewhat related, what's the scoop on Huet's 2020s? I begin to apprehend that Huet is in the process of being rated out of my spending range.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
New name for me thanks.

I don't find Careme's petillant in the US with Wine Searcher (non-'professional'). Tant pis.
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I believe CSW used to bring it in as a DI.
 
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