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Sancerre La Moussière Alphonse Mellot
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About the producer

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!

About the wine

Sancerre Rouge La Moussière is a very fine example of Pinot Noir in the Loire Valley, like biting into a ripe fruit, a soft, fresh and vigorous wine that offers aromas of gooseberry, blackberry and raspberry with a vanilla and spicy touch.

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Characteristics of the producer and cuvée

Region: Loire Valley

Producers and wineries: Alphonse Mellot

Colour: red

Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Food and wine pairings: Filet de boeuf rôti, Rôti de veau, Blanquette de veau

Appellation: Sancerre

Owner: Alphonse Mellot

Viticulture: biodynamic More information....

Service temperature: 16°

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Auction history Sancerre La Moussière Alphonse Mellot 2018
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06/07/202224

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