Alphonse Mellot
Alphonse Mellot En Grands Champs
Pinot Noir · Sancerre, France
From public reviewers
5reviews
90median pts
$164median price
The limestone soil gives this wine a mineral intensity that sits well with the smoky, meaty character of the Pinot Noir. The red fruits are full, laced with spice, smoky wood from 14-month aging, giving a rounded, rich satisfying finish. || While Alphonse Mellot's La Demoiselle shows the weight of Pinot Noir, this En Grands Champs, grown on chalk soil, shows purity of fruit. There may be some leanness to it, but that is balanced by the red berry flavor, and the fresh, vital acidity. The wood element shows through, …
Sources: Wine Enthusiast
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