2005 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussière

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  2/19/2020 - Partenaire wrote: 86 Points

  De mémoire, Jacques Benoit, dans un article il y a plusieurs années, avait cité le producteur de ce vin en disant que le millésime 2005 en serait un dont on parlerait encore dans 20 ans.
  
  Robe assez dorée pour un sauvignon, nez aromatique, frais, sur de belles notes de levure, de kiwi, de pamplemousse. En bouche, c'est rond, mais avec encore une belle acidité soutenue qui le maintient bien vivant. Finale sur l'acidité.
  
  Ce bel équilibre entre sa rondeur et son acidité lui permettraient probablement de vieillir tout doucement et encore très longtemps. Mais étant donné ses arômes et ses saveurs de levure, je ne vois pas l'avantage de le conserver.

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  7/19/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Medium yellow. Lovely citrus aromatics. Medium body with discernible but not objectionable wood. Great spiciness and acidity. It's interesting that after a very muted period around 2010, this wine has really come around and seems fresher now than ever. Really excellent.

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  9/15/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:

  As with the last few bottles over the past year and a half, expressive and drinking very well now. Seductive texture, lanolin (like some Chenin Blancs and Semillons), muted varietal character and altogether delicious without being overpowered by the wood. At an excellent point now, it seems to have really bounced back from a stage at which there was nothing but wood. Instructive...or maybe not.

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  5/15/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Medium yellow. Citrus nose. Fresh yet textured with the creaminess imparted by the wood. Once again, excellent and not overpowered by the oak.

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  3/11/2012 - CarlosWine wrote:

  Very fresh. Notes of grapefruit in nose, very strong (pleasant) acidity in mouth. Fruit is almost all gone in mouth. Drink now.

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