Alphonse Mellot Generation Dix-Neuf 2020
White
Sancerre, France
7.5
WineSaint
Broad and weighty on the palate, with ripe fruit and generous texture that reflects the vintage's heat. The 15%+ alcohol shows through as the wine opens, creating warmth that overwhelms the mineral precision Sancerre demands. Lacks the crystalline focus and electric acidity that define the appellation's best expressions.
ripe fruitmineralwarm alcoholbroad texture
Label
Alphonse Mellot
→One of Sancerre's oldest and most prominent dynasties, Alphonse Mellot has been central to the appellation's reputation for generations, producing benchmark Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from prime Loire Valley sites.