Winery Alphonse MellotLe Manoir Sancerre
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Le Manoir Sancerre from the Winery Alphonse Mellot
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Manoir Sancerre of Winery Alphonse Mellot in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Manoir Sancerre of Winery Alphonse Mellot in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Le Manoir Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Manoir Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with Le Manoir Sancerre
The Le Manoir Sancerre of Winery Alphonse Mellot matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, pageot or chicken with green olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alphonse Mellot's Le Manoir Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Vignoles
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Manoir Sancerre from Winery Alphonse Mellot are 2012, 2015, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Alphonse Mellot
The Winery Alphonse Mellot is one of of the world's great 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
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
