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Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere Loire 2020

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere Loire 2020

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The Domaine de La Moussière is the cornerstone of our house. This is from where we produce "La Moussière" our normal blend, "Génération XIX" and "Edmond". More than 30 hectares located on a magnificent South-facing site.  A genuine gift from past generations.  The marles, known as "Saint Doulchard" are situated on Kimmeridgien limestone and are practically unique in the Sancerre are a and which give the wine its own special character.  The Sancerre Blanc "La Moussière" is produced from young and old vines.
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Harvesting

La Moussièreis produced from vines between 4 and about 40 years old.

Average yield: 53 hl/ha

It is picked in small 25 Kg boxes. All the grapes have been sorted by a sorting table and transported into the press by conveyor belt (whole grape pressing).


Area: 34 ha


Grape variety: Sauvignon blanc


Exposure: South - Southwest


Geology:
Soil: Saint-Doulchard marls (solids lumps).
Subsoil: Upper Lusitanian to Portlandian period cretaceous.


Planting density

8000 to 10 000 vinestocks per ha (at present about 14 ha with 10 000 vinestocks/ha.
All new plantations have 9000 to 10 000 vinestocks given that the Sancerre vineyard is generally planted in accordance with the appellation order with 6,666 vinestocks per hectare.

Viticulture

The vines are pruned by the simple Guyot method or Royat Cordon pruning.

The vineyard is trained in organic and biodynamic vine growing.


Winemaking

Sequential pneumatic pressing.
Static settling at temperatures below 10°C for about 48 hours.

Fermentation takes place in vats for 50% and the rest in new casks at temperature between 18° and 23°C.

Ageing on fine lees over 7 to 8 month;

About 240,000 bottles of the La Moussière Vintage are produced and it is bottled by us on the estate.

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