Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont 2003 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine and molasses

and molasses

This is the result — all Chardonnay

green apple expression is a farm-driven estate Calvados for the cocktail set

This is then blended with a more traditional European cask aged Macallan

Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont 2003 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine and molassesA benchmark moelleux from the Loire's finest sweet wine specialist, this 100% Chenin Blanc from the Le Mont vineyard reveals the complexity that two decades have brought. Very sweet yet remarkably elegant and refined, it shows stunning purity with beautiful mouth tension, stone fruit, citrus, and candied kumquat notes. The mouthwatering, salty finish and remarkable minerality will only deepen over the coming decadesa wine for patient collectors.