🇫🇷 Earns its hors concours status with every vintage.
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Alphonse Mellot La Moussière Sancerre Blanc Organic — Loire Valley 2025
Alphonse Mellot is one of Sancerre’s most storied and celebrated estates — and the only domaine in the entire Sancerrois to hold the prestigious hors concours (beyond competition) distinction, a recognition that places them in a category of their own. La Moussière is the estate’s flagship cuvée and its c...Show More >
Alphonse Mellot La Moussière Sancerre Blanc Organic — Loire Valley 2025
Alphonse Mellot is one of Sancerre’s most storied and celebrated estates — and the only domaine in the entire Sancerrois to hold the prestigious hors concours (beyond competition) distinction, a recognition that places them in a category of their own. La Moussière is the estate’s flagship cuvée and its cornerstone: a 100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from the La Moussière vineyard at the very heart of the Sancerre appellation, farmed organically and vinified to express the richness, energy, and precision that define the Alphonse Mellot style. In the elegant 375ml half-bottle format, it is the perfect introduction to one of the Loire Valley’s greatest estates.
The color is a resplendent golden robe with glints of green. The nose is floral and fruity: white flowers, citrus fruits, and the characteristic mineral tension of great Sancerre. On the palate, it is lively and refreshing — precise, energetic, and beautifully focused, with a clean, mineral-driven finish that speaks clearly of its terroir. A wine of genuine distinction in every sip.
67 Wine — “La Moussière is the benchmark Sancerre — the only estate in the Sancerrois to hold the hors concours distinction. Organic, precise, and endlessly elegant.”
Producer: Alphonse Mellot, Sancerre, Loire Valley, France
Distinction: Only hors concours estate in the Sancerrois
Vintage: 2025
Appellation: Sancerre AOC
Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Farming: Certified Organic
Format: Half Bottle (375ml)
Tasting Notes: White flowers, citrus, golden robe, lively acidity, mineral precision, clean finish
Beyond competition, organically farmed, and perfectly sized for two — Alphonse Mellot’s La Moussière is the Sancerre that earns its hors concours status with every vintage.
