Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Edmond 2020 philip-shaw apple cucumber

apple cucumber

Black-cherry color with dark garnet hues at the edge

Pays d’Oc is an ocean of vineyards bathed in sunshine in the south of France

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Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Edmond 2020 philip-shaw apple cucumberAs if carved from the stones themselves, this is a profound, structured white wine with intense depth of creamy, silk lined citrus and white peach underscored by savoury, earth flavours of aniseed, menthol, liquorice and spices. It has layers, aromatic complexity, grip, precision, profound minerality and striking length. These wines can live 20 to 30 years easily and typically only start to peak after five to 10 years. Once again, each sip extends the