Winery - Alphonse Mellot
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The 80-acre Domaine de la Moussière is Alphonse Mellot’s principal vineyard in Sancerre. This entry-level cuvée from the vineyard is already sumptuous enough, with fine, concentrated grassy flavors, laced with green apples, kiwi and citrus.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The current Alphonse Mellot is the 19th to bear the name, always passed in the family from father to son. Made from 80-year-old vines, aged on the lees before bottling, the wine has a fine concentration, giving generosity, a hint of yeastiness, spice, pink grapefruit and even a final burst of opulence.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With some wood aging, Cuvée Edmond is generally released a year later than other whites from Alphonse Mellot. The wine is beautifully rounded, a rich, complex Sauvignon Blanc that shows ripe apricots, pears, spice and sweet, luscious acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wonderful explosion of red berry fruits marks this wine as something special. The fruits lead to a smooth-textured, wood-aged wine that brings in an array of spices and a depth of ripe flavors, with finishing sweet acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is one of Alphonse Mellot’s simpler wines, a deliciously fresh, summer meadow wine, with herbs and perfumed flowers and a stream of acidity running through.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Named after Alphonse Mellot’s son, this beautifully crafted top cuvée is produced from old vines, yielding a full body with a touch of wood that doesn’t mask the fresh acidity, just softens it. And still the fruit remains taut with fine, intense grapefruit flavors. Imported by Commonwealth Wine & Spirits Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
When your name is Alphonse Mellot, you have little choice but to produce Sancerre, as the family has been doing since 1618. This is his classic white (he also makes a red with the same name), soft, supple, fruity and easy to drink. It shows the ripeness of 2005, leaving the intensity to other, more complex wines. Imported by Commonwealth Wine & Spirits Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From clay and flint soil, this Pinot Noir has delicious up-front ripe raspberry and red berry fruit flavors laced with nutmeg, a light layer of toast and bright acidity to finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The limestone soil gives this wine a mineral intensity that sits well with the smoky, meaty character of the Pinot Noir. The red fruits are full, laced with spice, smoky wood from 14-month aging, giving a rounded, rich satisfying finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
For a red Sancerre, this is rich, with ripe cherries and black plum skin flavors, reinforced by well-judged wood. The acidity is also well in balance, a layer that lifts the denseness of the fruit and dry tannins.
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