2016 Sancerre Generation XIX Blanc
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Score 93/100 · Drink 2021-2033, Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, Mar 2021
Straw-yellow in color, the 2016 Sancerre Génération XIX opens with an intense, fresh and pure bouquet of lychees, starfruit, ripe peaches and more tropical fruit aromas. Dense, intense and lush on the palate, this is a full-bodied, tight, fresh and phenolic yet refined and substantial Sancerre with pretty fine tannins and lingering salinity. Tasted several times from two different bottles in January and February 2021.
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93
93/100
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
About the producer

Alphonse Mellot
Now in the hands of the 19th generation, the Mellot family has been winegrowing in Sancerre for over 500 years. Organic and biodynamic, the estate is a leading name in the region, renowned for their intense, precise expressions of Sauvignon Blanc – some of the best in the appellation.