Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 core-no-restrictions The vineyard's northernmost position in

The vineyard's northernmost position in the appellation builds precision and tension

with some floral hints

A fantastic introduction to this organic Champagne producer

Jamet has held the line on traditional Côte-Rôtie

minimal handling

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 core-no-restrictions The vineyard's northernmost position inChavignol 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