Alphonse Mellot
La Moussière Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
Mellow and savory, the 2019 La Moussière is starting to enter a nice period of its life but has excellent concentration and tension. It's a richly styled, spicy, smoky and meaty Pinot Noir (70% whole bunches). A fruit cake-like character lingers with tea leaves on the ripe finish. Interesting, it is starting to develop, but plenty of life is still in it. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
Mellow and savory, the 2019 La Moussière is starting to enter a nice period of its life but has excellent concentration and tension. It's a richly styled, spicy, smoky and meaty Pinot Noir (70% whole bunches). A fruit cake-like character lingers with tea leaves on the ripe finish. Interesting, it is starting to develop, but plenty of life is still in it. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
This pours a darker, more saturated color than any Sancerre Rouge I’ve ever seen. The nose is big and boisterous, with dark, intense and sappy cherry fruit, a meaty element, and a big whack of limestone minerality. Full and tannic in the mouth. Not exactly a summer sipper. Deeply mineral in flavor profile. Ends on a slightly bitterish, extracted note, with a bit of the 14.5% alcohol showing through. Very good but atypical. Seems like it needs at least a few more years in the cellar to take the edge off, but I’m not sure the fruit will survive more than a couple more before the alcohol burns through it.
This pours a darker, more saturated color than any Sancerre Rouge I’ve ever seen. The nose is big and boisterous, with dark, intense and sappy cherry fruit, a meaty element, and a big whack of limestone minerality. Full and tannic in the mouth. Not exactly a summer sipper. Deeply mineral in flavor profile. Ends on a slightly bitterish, extracted note, with a bit of the 14.5% alcohol showing through. Very good but atypical. Seems like it needs at least a few more years in the cellar to take the edge off, but I’m not sure the fruit will survive more than a couple more before the alcohol burns through it.
May 16th, 2024
Cherry, raspberry, dried strawberry, dried mushroom, wet soil.
Cherry, raspberry, dried strawberry, dried mushroom, wet soil.
Dec 24th, 2018
This was surprisingly wonderful. Delicate aroma but so full of flavor, good acidity and length.
This was surprisingly wonderful. Delicate aroma but so full of flavor, good acidity and length.
1 person found it helpfulJun 7th, 2018
Alphonse Mellow Sancerre Moussiere 2011. Racy, crisp and rich at once. Vinous analog to a Cadillac CTS-V?
Alphonse Mellow Sancerre Moussiere 2011. Racy, crisp and rich at once. Vinous analog to a Cadillac CTS-V?
Apr 4th, 2015Sancerre Rouge 2009 || Very ripe black cherry with hints of turned soil. Maybe I was wrong to expect something more delicate.
Sancerre Rouge 2009 || Very ripe black cherry with hints of turned soil. Maybe I was wrong to expect something more delicate.
Jan 27th, 2015
Above average but maybe not the #1 choice at $80 a bottle. Lots of green and yellow pear. Limestone. Pairs great with oysters.
Above average but maybe not the #1 choice at $80 a bottle. Lots of green and yellow pear. Limestone. Pairs great with oysters.
Nov 29th, 2024
Nice Loire Valley Pinot. Tons of weighty fruit to go along for the ride.
Nice Loire Valley Pinot. Tons of weighty fruit to go along for the ride.
Jun 10th, 2022
Quite racy with high toned red cherry and strawberry. Good integration of oak and a twist of burgundian funk. But you can taste the colder climate! Slight caramel aftertaste. Food wine.
Quite racy with high toned red cherry and strawberry. Good integration of oak and a twist of burgundian funk. But you can taste the colder climate! Slight caramel aftertaste. Food wine.
Oct 7th, 2021