Very clear and precise in its concentrated and very elegant fruit aromas of pineapples, peaches and skinned tangerines, the 2008 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux reveals a great elegance and sappy fruit concentration on the palate migrating to a very dense and aromatic finish. Beautifully balanced and stunningly accessible today, there is no need to wait but – please have a look on the other wines of this tasting – dozens of good reasons to do so, nonetheless. The aromatic aftertaste reveals a lovely salinity and stimulating grip, and the gorgeous sweetness is very well integrated. Very accessible already and of great finesse. 2008 was a small, low-yielding vintage with tiny, thick-skinned berries that were difficult to press without the result of over-extraction. High malic acidity levels were reported from this vintage, though in this case the acidity is absolutely lovely and lifting. - Stephan Reinhardt

Tasted at Richards Walford in London. With 53.1 g/L residual sugar, the Moelleux has a very elegant, honeyed bouquet, touches of tangerine and mango, just a hint of pineapple, very good fruit intensity. The palate is well balanced, very fine minerality that goes from start to finish, taut, fresh citrus fruits, hints of white peach and pineapple, linear towards the finish that is a little drier than you might expect from a Moelleux. This is worth cellaring away for ten years.