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Sancerre La Moussière Alphonse Mellot 2008

The wine

La Moussière Sancerre Blanc is produced by the estate of the same name. The vineyard is ideally located, facing south, and sits on ‘Saint Doulchard’ marl soils, which are almost unique in the Sancerre region, giving this wine a strong typicity. With its floral and fruity bouquet, pure, crisp and lively texture, this wine is undeniably seductive. The estate suggests pairing this vibrant wine with fine dishes such as fish tartare, gougères, or a Crottin de Chavignol cheese.
To create this cuvée, the estate uses Sauvignon Blanc vines aged between four and forty years, cultivated using organic and biodynamic principles. After harvest, the grapes are meticulously sorted, and fermentation takes place in a mix of vats and new oak barrels. The wine then spends 7 to 8 months ageing on fine lees, before being bottled at the estate.

About the Producer Alphonse Mellot

The Mellot family arrived in Sancerre in 1513 and since that time there have been eighteen generations producing wine from father to son - and all named Alphonse! As well as this extraordinary family background, it was of course the wines, both their whites and reds, which attracted our attention. These Sancerre wines bear no comparison with the rest of the appellation. Furthermore, these are the only Sancerre wines that bear the words ""hors concours"" (unrivalled). Alphonse Senior (the 18th Alphonse) has now made way for Alphonse Junior and his daughter Emmanuelle. For almost ten years, the two young winemakers have been asserting their approach. The way the vines are worked is quite simply exceptional: biodynamic, without any synthetic inputs and the plants are maintained by hand. Whenever asked to talk about their work, Alphonse and Emmanuelle like to quote from the French classic Le Petit Prince: “One only understands the things that one tames”. And indeed, vintage after vintage, the two brothers and sister continue to tame their terroirs. The wines are produced here with great craftsmanship, as if they were a work of art. One of the very finest Sancerre domaines - producing wines which have to be tried!

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