Domaine La Moussière (Alphonse Mellot) - Sancerre, France
N 47° 19.935 E 002° 50.433
31T E 487953 N 5242099
[FR] Alphonse Mellot Junior fait rayonner le domaine familial de La Moussière au plus haut de la hiérarchie. [EN] Alphonse Mellot Junior is widely acknowledged as the best producer in Sancerre.
Waymark Code: WMPGZC
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 08/30/2015
Views: 7
[FR] Comme son père et les 18 générations de vignerons marchands de vin qui l’ont précédé, il se prénomme Alphonse. Comme eux, il cultive le goût des grands vins. Alphonse Mellot junior a mis les bouchées doubles côté vignes et hissé La Moussière, avec une excellente équipe, au sommet de la viticulture mondiale. Culture totale, rendements au minimum, maturités optimales : ses cuvées de sauvignon acquièrent une précision rare et l’expression des parcellaires, en rouge, est impressionnante. Alphonse Mellot Jr est par ailleurs propriétaire (avec Vincent Geantet, du domaine Geantet-Pansiot, à Gevrey-Chambertin) des Pénitents, domaine nivernais planté en chardonnay et en pinot noir, que nous notons également ici. De nouveaux vins ont vu le jour récemment : Paradis, les Herses… Avec un brin de provocation, les Mellot ont baptisé « Satellite » la cuvée issue du village voisin de Chavignol.
[EN] This large estate is using biodynamic methods and although most of the wines are fermented in new or nearly new oak barrels, the wines are very fine and precise with piercing acidity and purity.
Winery Size: Large 10,000 to 99,999 Cases
Attached vineyard?: no
Tasting Room Available?: yes
Days and hours of operation: Fr - Mo 10:00 – 12:00, 14:30 – 19:00
Charge for tasting?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Tours Available: no
Cost of Tour: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Phone #: 02 48 54 07 41
Address:
3 Rue Porte César, 18300 Sancerre
Winery, Wine Cooperative, or Tasting Center's Website: [Web Link]
Types of wines:
Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
Best Wine Tasted: 2012 Sancerre "La Moussière"
Rate the Best Wine Tasted: 
Price per Bottle: 21.00 (listed in local currency)
2nd Best Wine Tasted: Not listed
Rate the 2nd Best Wine Tasted: Not listed
Price per Bottle #2: Not Listed
Winery Club: Not listed
Wine Club Description:: Not listed
Overall Comments:: Not listed
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