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DaleW DaleW is offline
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On Mar 4, 3:06�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> >>Over 4 nights the 2002 Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray (from 375) showed
> >>fairly well. Some oxidative notes, but strangely never got worse.
> >>Baked apple Betty with honied apricot notes, lively acidity, long
> >>finish. B+

> > oops, it was pointed out elsewhere I didn't specify the sweetness of
> > the Huet- it was the demisec

>
> Thanks for the note on the LHL demi, Dale. *I have a 750 of it, along
> with one of the CdB demisec. *My inclination is to hold off on both for
> another 5 years or so. *How's that sound to you?
>
> Mark Lipton


Your guess is as good as mine. Lots of Huet demisecs drink well at 30+
years! Certainly now is pretty much infanticide, but I'd check current
notes in 5 years to see what folks are reporting, these can get in
funky stages.