Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 051426OFFER the cuvees differ mainly by

the cuvees differ mainly by new oak percentage

aromatic alpine white that drinks like the mountains it came from

and the unmistakable chalky bite of Kimmeridgian limestone

and nutmeg pouring out of the glass

but Morgan Twain-Peterson's Sauvignon Blanc is a quiet star

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Chavignol Satellite 2023 051426OFFER the cuvees differ mainly byChavignol 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