![]() ![]() ![]() Tasted: 03 March 2022 Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi Prices: BC. The 2019 La Moussière displays an appropriately pale straw-lemon hue in the glass, while the nose is open and effusive, with scents of crushed chalk. The balance of the taste appears when chilled. Alphonse Mellot own about 90 of the parcels in this lieu-dit, and while some contribute to the cuvées Edmond and the white Génération XIX, most of the fruit goes into this domaine cuvée. 7.7 sales tax 2021 Half Bottle (375ml) SANCERRE, BLANC, SANCERRE - Medaille Or - Paris - Domaine Franck MILLET Stirling Fine Wines USA: (NJ) Stirling Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop 10.93 ex. Open, fruity and concentrated nose (citrus and tropical fruits). Perfect for simply adorned seafood dishes. Winemaker Notes Pale golden color, perfect clarity. This is a big-time winner with ageing possibilities, long, electric, and persistent. The reds which received AOC status in 1959 account for some 15% of the production and are produced uniquely from the noble red grape variety, the Pinot Noir. The palate is light and lively, with green fruit, mineral, chalky notes and a fine thread of complexing lees. ![]() Tasting Notes This fine Sancerre is brisk with plenty of fruit in the. Prior to the Phylloxera crisis, the Sancerre vineyards were primarily planted with red grape varieties however the replantings were mostly carried out with the Sauvignon Blanc varietal which received its AOC classification in 1936. Winery: Raimbault Size: 750mL (wine) Closure: Cork Region: France Item Description. As a forerunner of today's AOC rules and regulations, he even had a charter drawn up governing the vinification of the wines and the dates of harvest. Jean of France, Duc of Berry, praised his own wines qualifying them « as the very finest in all the kingdom ». In the 11th and 12th centuries, thanks to the hard-working Augustinian monks of the nearby Abbey of Saint Satur and the powerful House of the Counts of Sancerre, the vineyards flourished. Consequently wine became an important part of the official new religion and this lead to increased popularity and consumption amongst the now Catholic Gallo-Romain citizens. A huge impetus was given to the production of wine when in 313 AD the recently converted Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official state religion throughout the Empire. Pliny the Younger (61AD – 144AD) mentions the existence of a grape variety called the « Bitrurious » which can almost certainly be taken as a reference to the fact that the vine was cultivated here by the local Celtic tribe, the Bituriges, before the roman conquest of Gaul. Formerly named « Gortona », this Gallo-Romain port is ideally situated at the junction of the via Romana and the majestic river, thus providing an excellent departure point for the transport of the wines produced in the region. The story begins at the foot of the slopes of Sancerre in Saint Thibault on the banks of the river Loire. ![]()
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