Alphonse Mellot - La Moussiere 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Alphonse Mellot
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Subregion	Upper Lorie
Varietal	Sancerre
Vintage	2021
Sku	04721
Size	750ml

La Moussière is the estate’s flagship cuvee, its richness, energy and precision defining the Alphonse Mellot style. This 100% Sauvignon white wine has a floral and fruity nose combining white flowers with citrus fruits, a resplendent golden robe with glints of green, and a lively, refreshing palate.

Pairing suggestions: Fish tartare, mussels a la Charentaise, pike with white butter sauve, chanterelle mushroom omelette, baked Norway lobsters, trout meuniere

An impressive 2021 with quite ripe, rich, mouth-filling fruit with notes of grapefruit. Currently it is a little tight in the well-balanced finish, but I expect the young 2021 will develop further in bottle. The long established Alphonse Mellot domaine, with 52ha in the Sancerre appellation, has its cellars right in the centre of the town of Sancerre. La Moussière is a more than 30ha south-facing parcel planted on Kimmeridgian marne on the left hand side of the main road to Bourges. Around 50% of La Moussière is barrel fermented.