Sancerre ROUGE "La Demoiselle"

We are here on the flinty, clay soil, right on the Sancerre Peak, at the spot on the east side called “La Demoiselle”. The stone is compacted here into a dense layer of sharp, stumbling flints, a soil that is most unfamiliar to the Pinot Noir giving it great originality.

The flinty mineral makes the cherry seem almost like kirsch with peppery notes that are reminiscent of a côte rôtie. A real surprise for such a great variety as the Pinot Noir.

Winery: Domaine Alphonse Mellot
Appelation: Sancerre
Average age of vines: 70 years old
Farming Methods: Organic - Certified|Biodynamic
Maturation: 2 months, half in wooden vats and half in 600-litre casks, end of maturing en masse for 6-8 months
Soil: Flint on flinty clay
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Orientation: South or Southeast
Vineyard Size: 1.2 hectares

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Sancerre ROUGE "La Demoiselle" 2019	92 Wine Advocate The 2019 Sancerre La Demoiselle Rouge opens deep, fresh, pure and intense on the spicy nose that reveals ripe, dark fruit aromas intermixed with iodine notes. Silky, fresh and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, fleshy and persistently vivacious red Sancerre with a lot of power, intensity and tannins. Still young but also quite oxidative. 13% stated alcohol. Diam cork. Tasted in December 2021.	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet
Sancerre ROUGE "La Demoiselle" 2020	Coming Soon	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet	Coming Soon