2020 Sancerre Domaine La Moussiere
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The 2020 Sancerre La Moussière opens clear, intense and elegant on the nose, with fully ripe, yellow-fleshed stone fruit aromas (mango, peach) intertwined with refreshing phenolic and also algae notes. Full-bodied, intense and powerful on the palate, this is a mighty but elegant and finely refreshing Sancerre from Kimmeridigian marls. The finish is stimulatingly pure, fresh and saline. 14.5% stated alcohol. Diam cork. Tasted in January 2022.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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The 2020 Sancerre La Moussière is an easygoing wine offering clean, pure flavors of pineapple, grass and pear. It's full and rounded with a whopping 15% alcohol, which no doubt has boosted the texture and palate weight.
In the same heavy bottle as the red version. Certified organic. Old and young vines grown on Kimmeridgian marl. 40% barrel-fermented. Green-fruit sensation on the nose. Then really pretty rich on the palate! Climate change is alive and well in this bottle; it's so ripe it almost tastes a little sweet. But it's also super-charming, so long as you dismiss from your mind the archetypal mineral, bone-dry, classic Sancerre. Very charming wine that was definitely well made. (JR)
About the producer
Now in the hands of the 19th generation, the Mellot family has been winegrowing in Sancerre for over 500 years. Organic and biodynamic, the estate is a leading name in the region, renowned for their intense, precise expressions of Sauvignon Blanc – some of the best in the appellation.