2010 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussière

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  5/26/2020 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  Lovely quarantine, how much I hate you. Last bottle from a case of six that I started drinking around the beginning of 2012.
  Elegance on the nose with notes of freshly whipped cream, sour but at the same time with a sweet touch. Also memories of dry reeds, candied lemon rind and subtle salty aromas. On the palate it is creamy, balanced, long and tasty. A little wonder that has aged just to that point that I adore.
  In short, and while acknowledging that it is a "low-row" wine, the hand of the producer and the magnificent vintage have, once again, done their job. A lesson learned on time for some.
  
  Encantadora cuarentena, cuánto te odio.
  Última botella de una caja de seis que comencé a beber allá por el inicio de 2012.
  Elegancia en nariz con notas a nata recién batida, agria y con un toque dulce al mismo tiempo. A su vez recuerdos a juncos secos, corteza de limón confitado y a aromas salinos. Al paladar es cremoso, equilibrado, largo y sabroso. Una pequeña maravilla que ha envejecido justo a ese punto que adoro.
  En resumen y aún reconociendo que es un vino de "gama baja", la mano del elaborador y la magnífica añada han hecho, una vez más, su trabajo. Una lección aprendida a tiempo para alguno.

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  8/17/2018 - drwine2001 wrote: flawed

  Corked

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  5/13/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:

  I underestimated this wine in the early going, finding it dilute, loose, and woody. Now, 5 years after having tasted the last bottle, it is proving to be an outstanding Sancerre. Light, still greenish. Floral nuance and strong grapefruit rind without the more pungent varietal aromas. Light weight for Mellot, but layered for Sancerre without displaying any wood except for a whiff of vanilla that is far in the background. Crisp citrus, fine acidity, excellent length. Altogether satisfying and it makes the case for aging these wines, especially from classically structured vintages.

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  7/24/2017 - OenoEd Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Beautiful nose: tangerine, cucumber, lemon polish, a pitty, piney bitterness. These food friendly qualities follow through in the mouth with gooseberry, and a grapefruit pit finish. Perfect with japanese style cucumber salad, and shrimp with a citrus butter sauce. This may hold another year or two, but really at its apogee now!!

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  4/17/2017 - johnny wine Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Same as previous note. I will buy when the store will have some in stock

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