Winery Alphonse MellotLa Moussière Sancerre Rosé
Pink wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Moussière Sancerre Rosé of Winery Alphonse Mellot in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or strawberries.
Food and wine pairings with La Moussière Sancerre Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with La Moussière Sancerre Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with La Moussière Sancerre Rosé
The La Moussière Sancerre Rosé of Winery Alphonse Mellot matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, penne à la toscane or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alphonse Mellot's La Moussière Sancerre Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Moussière Sancerre Rosé from Winery Alphonse Mellot are 2012, 2018, 2011, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Alphonse Mellot
The Winery Alphonse Mellot is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
World reference for taut Sauvignon Blanc: exclusive signature white king — dry and mineral with notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), vine peach, pear, exotic fruit, white flowers and signature gun-flint, lively acidity and a racy finish according to soils (limestone, flint, clay). Subtler than NZ or Chile, ages 5-10 years. Rare airy Pinot Noir reds (cherry, raspberry) and saline rosés. AOC on the Loire's left bank (Centre), hills at 200-400 m.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
