Name: 1987 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre 'Edmond'
Brand: Alphonse Mellot
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Label of 1987 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre 'Edmond'

1987 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre 'Edmond'
Loire, France
- White - Green and Flinty
- Formerly produced under Alphone Mellot's 'Domaine de la Moussiere' label.
  
  Producer tasting notes: "The appearance: Pale gold yellow in colour with light green sheen - brilliant, bright and clear - a young honest appearance. A rich majestic nose. All is rich, ripe and powerful, whether it is fruity or floral. Density, depth and balanced graceful "majestic nature" are established from the outset. Honey, vanilla, lemon, brioche etc., follow each other as if in a daydream, all orchestrated through a new woody tone. Opening it makes it welcoming and tender with crisp plants revealing aniseed, menthol, liquorice and spices. A gluttonous, rich and virile nose." - Alphonse Mellot
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Winery

Alphonse Mellot is a wine producer located in Sancerre, France and is best known for its Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir wines from the famous La Moussière vineyard. Local records mention the Mellot family in connection with wi...

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Region or Appellation: Sancerre

Upper Loire / Loire / France

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13 - 14.2%
Sweetness: Dry
Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Production Attributes

Lees ageing

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Alphonse and Emmanuelle Mellot
Total Production Volume: 26000 Bottles
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Exposure: South - Southwest Geology: Soil: Saint-Doulchard marls (solids lumps). Subsoil: Upper Lusitanian to Portlandian period cretaceous.
Harvest Notes: Picked in small 25 Kg boxes. All the grapes have been sorted by a sorting table and transported into the press by conveyor belt (whole grape pressing).

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Winemaking: Sequential pneumatic pressing. Static settling at temperatures below 10°C for about 48 hours. Fermentation takes place in new casks for 60%, 20% in one wine casks and 20% in two wines casks at a temperature between 18 and 24°C. The wood comes from predominantly French Bertrange oaks, the firewood of which is average and honey coloured. It is used for 228 l and 300 l casks, and 320 l flutes.

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Ageing: It is aged on fine lees and regularly pumped over a variable ageing period depending on the year (10 to 14 months on average).
Producer Tasting Notes: The appearance: Pale gold yellow in colour with light green sheen - brilliant, bright and clear - a young honest appearance. A rich majestic nose. All is rich, ripe and powerful, whether it is fruity or floral. Density, depth and balanced graceful "majestic nature" are established from the outset. Honey, vanilla, lemon, brioche etc., follow each other as if in a daydream, all orchestrated through a new woody tone. Opening it makes it welcoming and tender with crisp plants revealing aniseed, menthol, liquorice and spices. A gluttonous, rich and virile nose.

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About the Wine

Region

Sancerre

The vineyards here surround the eponymous town, which sits atop a bean-shaped hill overlooking the river Loire (see Loire Valley). It is only since the mid-20th Century, and the creation of...

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Style

White - Green and Flinty

It is unlikely that any new oak will be used to make such wines. They are often associated with cooler climates, coastal sites higher latitudes, and/or vineyards at altitude. High-acidity...

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Grape Variety / Blend

Sauvignon Blanc

Origins of Sauvignon Blanc Origin stories for Sauvignon Blanc abound, although more recent theories put the variety as a cross between Traminer and Chenin Blanc, likely in the Loire Valley...

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Food Pairing

Meaty and Oily Fish

Meaty fish such as salmon, mackerel, swordfish, monkfish and tuna tend to match with rich white wines. Examples include fuller-bodied whites from Friuli in northern Italy, and richer white...

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Vegetable soup Starter Course: French

Mackerel Starter Course: With pickled beetroot and horseradish; Western

Asparagus quiche Main Course: Contains: pastry; Western

Crottin Chavignol Cheese Course: French

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1987 Vintage: Loire Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Likely past it

The 1987 vintage for the Loire Valley was reasonably good but not earth-shattering.

Few records exist detailing the vintage but what does exist suggests the wines were moderately successful. The whites, in particular, were said to be very good, however, it is likely that...

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