The Winery Joseph Mellot of Loire Valley

Winery Joseph Mellot
The winery offers 64 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Joseph Mellot.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Winery Joseph Mellot is one of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Joseph Mellot Estate is a family-operated vineyard located in the Loire Valley in France. Since its inception in the 1600s, this property has managed to adapt to local conditions to create exceptional wines. Since its rebirth in the 1960s, the Mellot family has been committed to a long-lasting relationship between the land and the wine. The vineyard consists of three main estates: the Domaine de la Croix Senaillet, the Domaine de Roquigneau, and the Domaine de la Perrière. The grapes grown here are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gamay, which respectively produce red, white, and rosé wines. In addition to these varieties, the Joseph Mellot Estate also cultivates Sancerre and Menetou varieties. The terroir and lifestyle of the local vineyards are what most characterize the Joseph Mellot Estate. They work responsibly with their vines and land to produce exceptional wines that reflect their terroirs. They place emphasis on sustainable methods of soil and vine treatment to guarantee the production of quality wines. The vines are carefully maintained to achieve the best possible quality, and each cuvée is unique. The Joseph Mellot Estate has received numerous accolades and awards for its quality, special mentions for its sustainable philosophy, and its organically certified wines. The Joseph Mellot Estate is committed to a new form of sustainable viticulture that, without compromising the quality of the wine, protects both the environment and agriculture. Discover their iconic wines which provide unique sensations and that will lead you to discover the treasures of the Loire Valley.

Top Winery Joseph Mellot wines

Looking for the best Winery Joseph Mellot wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Joseph Mellot wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Joseph Mellot wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Joseph Mellot

How Winery Joseph Mellot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, flying with the wind of the seas or sun wheat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

On the nose the white wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, green apple or melon and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Joseph Mellot.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Sangiovese
  • Chasselas
  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering 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.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

The top red wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Joseph Mellot

How Winery Joseph Mellot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, bites of cheese or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

On the nose the red wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

  • 2010With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Joseph Mellot.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Joseph Mellot

How Winery Joseph Mellot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo, sausages with kale or duck legs with honey and orange.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Joseph Mellot.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Joseph Mellot

How Winery Joseph Mellot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of parsley knives, breton galette with buckwheat flour or smoked salmon and lemon cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Joseph Mellot. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Joseph Mellot

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Joseph Mellot.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Joseph Mellot

Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Joseph Mellot.

Discover the grape variety: Chasselas

Chasselas rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Chasselas rosé can be found in several vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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