Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2022 Consignment Marly soils with very high

Marly soils with very high mineral content at 215–255 meters

easy and built for warm-weather drinking

citrus peel and a hint of brioche

When the Conterno family (yes

farms several hectares mid-slope here

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2022 Consignment Marly soils with very highIf La Moussiere is Mellot's limestone showpiece, Les Romains is its flinty counterpoint. This tiny, steep vineyard sits on a vein of silex, pure flint, along a geological fault, and that stone stamps the wine with a smoky, gunflint intensity you can't fake. It's Sauvignon Blanc at its most serious and structured: tense, savory, and built to age, with a mineral spine that runs the length of the palate. Give it air, or better yet give it a few years.