Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere 2024 CS20230804 a memory of freshly cut

a memory of freshly cut hay

and several months on fine lees give the wine a subtle creaminess to frame all that maritime cut

and impossibly elegant—this is Volnay at its most seductive

demonstrates a great elegance for a unique tasting experience

The varietal blend is 30% Pinot Noir

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere 2024 CS20230804 a memory of freshly cutLa Moussiere is the beating heart of the Mellot estate, a single 34 hectare sweep of limestone hillside that the family farms as its flagship, biodynamically, generation after nineteenth generation. This is the wine that makes the case for Sancerre as one of the great white terroirs of France. All Sauvignon Blanc, rested on its lees and raised across wood, concrete, and steel, it's fresh and finely cut, with citrus, a green herbal snap, and that