Winery Joseph Mellot - La Franchotte Sancerre

Winery Joseph MellotLa Franchotte Sancerre

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Franchotte Sancerre of Winery Joseph Mellot is a white wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
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 La Franchotte Sancerre from the Winery Joseph Mellot

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Franchotte Sancerre of Winery Joseph Mellot in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the La Franchotte Sancerre of Winery Joseph Mellot in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Mellot's La Franchotte Sancerre.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Amandin

Interspecific cross between 7489 (direct white producer hybrid) and Hamburg Muscat obtained in 1979, registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

La Franchotte Sancerre - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 411110
La Franchotte Sancerre - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of La Franchotte Sancerre from Winery Joseph Mellot are 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Joseph Mellot

The winery offers 64 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Joseph Mellot.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Joseph Mellot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 5000 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.

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