Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2022 Esthers the biodynamic Charavin family estate

the biodynamic Charavin family estate on the sunrise slopes of Rasteau

Frappato is where Arianna Occhipinti started

The result is the kind of red you can chill down on a hot afternoon and still pour with dinner - aromatic

The result is bright

with a graceful and elegant nose

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2022 Esthers the biodynamic Charavin family estateIf La Moussiere is Mellot's limestone showpiece, Les Romains is its flinty counterpoint. This tiny, steep vineyard sits on a vein of silex, pure flint, along a geological fault, and that stone stamps the wine with a smoky, gunflint intensity you can't fake. It's Sauvignon Blanc at its most serious and structured: tense, savory, and built to age, with a mineral spine that runs the length of the palate. Give it air, or better yet give it a few years.