Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussière 1.5L MAGNUM 2022

Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussière is the estate's home vineyard bottling, offered here in magnum.

La Moussière is a gently rolling site below the town of Sancerre, farmed by the Mellot family and planted on very rocky, limestone-rich ground. The soils are ancient Saint-Doulchard marls, part of the same Kimmeridgian chain that runs through Chablis, and the estate works them biodynamically at low yields. Around half the wine ferments in large wooden fermenters and is raised in oak casks, with the balance fermented and matured in traditional concrete vats before blending. It then ages on fine lees for roughly twelve months, which builds the deep, pulpy texture the cuvée is known for without blunting its drive. The style has more in common with a good Chablis than with the lighter tank-fermented Sancerre most drinkers encounter.

Drinking now and worth five to eight years, longer in this format. Serve at 10-12°C with grilled fish, roast chicken or a chèvre chaud.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.