2016 Sancerre Cuvée La Demoiselle, Alphonse Mellot

2016 Sancerre Cuvée La Demoiselle, Alphonse Mellot

This silex soil vineyard is on the slopes just below the town of Sancerre. There’s lovely pure fruit on the nose, showing lovely tension and drive and fine minerality.

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Sancerre, Central Loire / Cœur-de-France, Loire, France
  • Maturity
    Mature 2018 - 2021info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13%
Alphonse Mellot

Alphonse Mellot is one of Sancerre’s most historic estates, with a persuasive claim to being the oldest extant producer in the region. At least nineteen generations of Mellots have made wine here, and current incumbent Alphonse, the sixth of his name, proudly upholds their legacy. He trained in Bordeaux, Dijon and Montpellier before beginning work alongside his father (Alphonse Sr) in 1991. One of the Loire’s earliest proponents of biodynamic viticulture, he’s ensured the domaine has retained its status as one of Sancerre’s finest.

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