Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 core-no-restrictions A fantastic introduction to this

A fantastic introduction to this organic Champagne producer

with Pinot Noir and Meunier filling in the middle

Jamet has held the line on traditional Côte-Rôtie

If you want to understand what all the Clemens Busch fuss is about without committing to a single grand cru parcel

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 core-no-restrictions A fantastic introduction to thisChavignol is the most celebrated village in Sancerre, all steep hillsides famous for both powerful white wine and pungent goat cheese, and 'Satellite' is Mellot's tribute to it. The name winks at Chavignol orbiting the town of Sancerre proper, but there's nothing minor about the wine: old vines across several hillside parcels, farmed biodynamically and raised in large, seasoned oak barrels. It's Sauvignon Blanc with weight and cut at once, mineral and