On 5/18/12 4:24 PM, santiago wrote:


> Once you sell more than 50% of the capital... you are no longer the one in
> control. If the Pinguets wanted to retain control they should have sold
> less than 50%. This also proves that the management skills where way below
> the winemaking and viticulture skills.

Unfortunately, that may not be unrelated to the relatively low cost of
Huet's wines. I can still buy their secs and demi-secs for just over
$30 a bottle, and their production costs aren't small given the sort of
care taken in the vineyards and the hand harvesting and sorting that's done.

>
> Whatever happens in the future we should never forget that the terroir of
> le Clos du Bourg (my favorite), Le Mont and Le Haut Lieu is more important
> than any person and will be there for the future generations to drink the
> great wines.

For me, I think that LHL gets the nod in most years, though I've had
brilliant wines from all 3 vineyards. Alas, though, great terroir isn't
enough to guarantee even good wine. Just look at the recent history of
the Clos Baudoin or some of the recent vintages from Charles Joguet.

Mark Lipton


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