Alphonse Mellot - La Moussière

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre La Demoiselle blanc 2022

"Superb material that is both powerful and sharp".

"La Demoiselle 2021 is a lively, pure style, with flint giving meaning to the whole, while the mid-palate is imbued with a fragrance close to elderflower, pineapple and pear. Pungent and balanced, it is very attractive in its youth for its primary aromas, but it can evolve." (Guide Vinous 2024)

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre La Moussière blanc 2023

4.2/5 (4 reviews)

"The estate's flagship cuvée, elegant and crisp".

"La Moussière 2023 is a round, airy wine with pure, limpid fruit. It is finely textured with curved edges, both due to the time spent on the lees (8 months) and a combination of wood, concrete and stainless steel aging. The pure fruit shines through without a trace of oak aroma, allowing the lovely characters of lemon, nettle and fresh pineapple to express themselves. Biodynamic since 1999, everything is harvested by hand." (Guide Vinous 2024)

Alphonse Mellot - Côtes Charité Les Pénitents Pinot Noir 2021

"A very pretty pleasure wine that will be hard to wait for!

With its intense crimson color, Les Pénitents opens with a nose of lovely red fruit aromas. The palate is crisp and sensual, with a fine, fresh finish.

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre La Moussière rouge 2022

"The estate's flagship cuvée defines the Alphonse Mellot style with its richness, energy and precision.

The caillottes (Saint-Doulchard marl) give this Pinot Noir a lively, taut expression. The aromatic bouquet features spicy notes and red and black berries. The tannins are fine and well-integrated, enhancing a soft, round mouthfeel.

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre Génération XIX blanc 2020

5/5 (1 review)

"Complex with very good persistence".

A Grand Blanc de Gastronomie, Génération XIX reveals honeyed, lemony aromas and hints of dried fruit. A touch of menthol on the palate adds freshness. The attack is frank and ample, with a finish of mineral, saline and iodized notes.

Alphonse Mellot - Côtes Charité Les Pénitents Chardonnay 2021

4.2/5 (4 reviews)

"Wine pleasure... we want more!"

Produced from south-facing Chardonnay vines grown on limestone soils, this cuvée expresses itself with intense citrus and exotic fruit aromas. This white wine will reveal all its finesse and freshness as an aperitif or with oysters, poultry supreme or goat's cheese.

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre La Demoiselle rouge 2019

"A gastronomic wine, made for aging. A must for your cellar!"

"A lady whose hand you want to ask for, with its very pure burlat cherry accents, great floral return, very long silky tannin. The flinty terroir provides the final lift" (Bettane & Desseauve 2024).

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre La Moussière rouge 2020

4.5/5 (2 reviews)

"A real concentrate of fruit for this long, rich and pleasant wine".

The caillottes (Saint-Doulchard marl) give this Pinot Noir a lively, taut expression. The aromatic bouquet features spicy notes and red and black berries. Fine, well-integrated tannins enhance a silky, fleshy palate.

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre Edmond 2020

"A perfectly balanced haute-couture cuvée".

This white Sancerre from old vines has a rich, ripe, powerful nose, revealing fruity and floral aromas. The palate is greedy, virile and perfectly balanced. This cuvée oscillates between mellowness and freshness, imposing a harmonious "majesty". The finish is long, spicy and flinty.

Alphonse Mellot - Sancerre En Grands Champs 2018

4/5 (1 review)

"The 2018 Sancerre En Grands Champs Rouge presents a deep, dark, pure and intense color, in a slightly perfumed and oxidative nose. On the palate, this is a rich and refreshing red Sancerre, refined and elegant with leathery tones but plenty of finesse and vitality. Fine tannins carry this perfectly ripe, intense Pinot Noir to a good, gourmet finish." (Wine Advocate 2022) A "Haute Couture" red, perfect with a fine piece of Charolais beef, for example!

Alphonse Mellot - La Moussière rosé 2019

3.7/5 (10 reviews)

This top-quality rosé is made from Pinot Noir vines aged between 4 and 40 years. Its aromas of red berries such as raspberry and redcurrant are fresh and delicate, with spicy notes of pink pepper. Round and mellow on the palate, with good structure and spicy notes. Rosé the Mellot way!

Alphonse Mellot - Génération XIX rouge 2015

4.7/5 (6 reviews)

"A great vintage

"Mellot's 2015 Sancerre Génération XIX has become a stunning Pinot Noir. [...] This 2015 is linear and elegant but also already complex on the nose. The palate is dense and intense, revealing a full-bodied, lush and sweet yet spicy, tangy and refreshing red that shows a silky texture with great mineral energy and intensity packed by very fine tannins, stimulating salts and a long, powerful but also refined finish. Still young, the 2015 promises remarkable ageing potential. This is perhaps one of the most exciting red Sancerre I've tasted to date. The combination of purity, freshness, finesse and masculine power with tension is utterly fascinating." (Wine Advocate 2021)