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Manage Subscriptions2009 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Rouge En Grands Champs
Pinot Noir
- France
- Loire Valley
- Upper Loire
- Sancerre Rouge
Community Tasting Notes 6
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I've Got Bottle (JP Abela) wrote: 94 points
May 10, 2018 - Robe rubis très légèrement orangé sur le disque
Nez charmeur, bien ouvert qui montre une certaine concentration, sur un fruit rouge pur, très net (framboise, cranberry, petits fruits rouges) avec un côté bonbon. On trouve aussi des notes de pin.
Entrée fluide, d’une bonne fraîcheur, sur la griotte.
Corps assez ample, le jus prend progressivement un peu plus d’épaisseur et est sapide mais reste très digeste avec un très bel équilibre sur une trame souple et d’un beau toucher malgré des tanins abondants mais qui se veulent fins. Arômes de framboise, de griotte et d’épices douces en cœur de bouche.
Finale de belle longueur sur un fruit rouge vibrant (griotte, petits fruits rouges), des épices, du pin et se prolongeant sur une douce amertume (notes de moka).
Note : 17/20 soit 94/100 -
Mazy Likes this wine: 87 points
May 28, 2016 - Pinot noir hors Bourgogne: À l’ouverture les notes dominantes sont l’acidité et l’amertume mais il a besoin d’air. Par la suite, ça s’estompe pour se retrouver sur des notes de bonbon aux framboises, avec une finale douce amère (VE?) - très différent de la Bourgogne mais c'est bien.
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Dave Canada wrote: 92 points
January 17, 2015 - Year 2 - Super Tasting 5 of 5 - Greg does Loire (Greg's House - Kitchener, ON): Here we go...this was much nicer...
Pure perfumed flowers...lush layered fruit....lovely.
Palate has great texture...reminds me of the 2007 Pearl Morisette Pinot Noir. You can tell that they worked the lees on this one. Pure red fruit, plum, cherry, flowers and spice.
Finish is long layered and lush...almost 93pts. -
Wine Canuck wrote: 91 points
January 17, 2015 - Year 2 - Super Tasting 5 of 5 - Greg does the Loire (Greg's House): (Tasted Blind, Sancerre Rouge #3) Easily the favourite of the flight, but still a tough value proposition in the scheme of the worldwide Pinot Noir market. Wonderful aromatic complexity with notes of ginger, star anise, raspberry, cranberry, a touch of sawdust and pine. The palate is still just bit hollow and thin for my liking featuring tart red fruit and elevated tough tannins. Medium minus finish in length. The nose is quite pretty but I found the palate a bit difficult.
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drwine2001 wrote:
November 18, 2013 - Through the Heart of France; 11/17/2013-11/25/2013 (Centre, Aubrac, Languedoc and Paris): Deep primary ruby. Some fruit but mostly mint/menthol scents. Full for red Sancerre, unusual anise and pepper with a good dose of wet earth. Big wine, young and tannic. Hardly charming but may be better if the fruit emerges from its shell. The problem is that it is not very Pinot-like right now.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Alphonse Mellot
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation En Grands Champs
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Upper Loire
- Appellation Sancerre Rouge
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 10 (63%)
- Consumed 6 (38%)
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- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
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