Alphonse Mellot, Sancerre Blanc, "Satellite"

Satellite, a cuvee resulting from the assemblage of five superb localities on the Chavignol hillsides in the Sancerre appellation. This 100% Sauvignon white wine has an elegant nose, a golden robe with paler glints about it, and a taste of ripe quince and grapefruit that leaves a gently refreshing fruitiness on the palate with notes of citrus peel and a crystalline iodine finish. Accompanied by oysters, a langoustine cassoulet or Crottin de Chavignol cheese, Satellite provides immediate pleasure and will gradually come to express its full complexity as the years pass.

Winery: Domaine Alphonse Mellot
Appelation: Loire Valley, Sancerre
Average age of vines: 60 years
Farming Methods: Organic and Biodynamic. BIODYVIN certified.
Maturation: Fermentation for 9 months on conical wooden vats. End of maturing en masse for 6 months
Soil: Clayey limestone
Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard Orientation: Coming soon
Vineyard Size: 2 hectares

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Alphonse Mellot, Sancerre Blanc, "Satellite" 2020	93 Wine Enthusiast A blend from five vineyards, this full wine is dense, ripe while also poised. The balance between rich apple and kiwi flavors and the edge of minerality is just right. It will be ready from 2023. Organic and biodynamic. — Roger Voss 91 Wine Spectator Shows beautiful concentration to the flavors of sweet lime, green plum, mirabelle plum and white asparagus, which are cut with a firming beam of acidity. Chalky minerals add depth and detail, and the long finish features a refreshing menthol note. A complete, harmonious and delicious wine. Drink now through 2025. 500 cases made, 100 cases imported. 92 Wine Advocate Blending five vineyards (and soil types including marl, limestone and sandstone laminae) in Chavignol, Mellot’s 2020 Sancerre Satellite offers a pure, elegant, delicately fresh and aromatic bouquet of white stone fruits and crushed stones. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, this is an elegant, dense and lush, finely structured and persistent Sancerre with intense Peruvian cherry and yellow plum aromas. This 2020 is beautifully balanced and less mighty than the corresponding La Moussière. The finish is stimulatingly grippy and reveals a perfectly fine tannin structure as well as ripeness. A gorgeous wine to drink now. 13% stated alcohol. Diam cork. Tasted in January 2022. Best after 2022.	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet
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