2014 Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere
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Tasting notes
Sweet cherry, floral and blackcurrant. Loads of liquorice too. Pretty tart and tight. (RH)
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Mellot's intensely luminous rose-colored 2014 Sancerre La Moussière offers an intense and aromatic Pinot Noir aroma, smooth and ripe and with floral flavors. Round and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied and vinous Rosé with a well-integrated acidity. The finish is long and elegant and continues the red berry and cherry aromas. A characterful and perfectly balanced wine that is noble and solemn rather than racy or grippy.
Green herby fruit. Glossy and smooth with great intensity. Impressive but perhaps not typically Sancerre in its fruitiness. (RH)
Very little oak evident, but there is a more developed, open-knit style than their steel-fermented Sauvignons. Very full and unctuous on the palate. I suspect the oak treatment gives more texture than flavour here. (RH)
About the producer
Now in the hands of the 19th generation, the Mellot family has been winegrowing in Sancerre for over 500 years. Organic and biodynamic, the estate is a leading name in the region, renowned for their intense, precise expressions of Sauvignon Blanc – some of the best in the appellation.