Joseph Mellot L’Original 2022 – Sancerre

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is very aromatic. It expresses notes of exotic fruits (passion fruit, a hint of green mango), gooseberry, as well as lime zest, grapefruit, green apple, crunchy pineapple, as well as gunflint and chalk, combined with herbaceous, vegetal and floral touches (blackcurrant leaf, green bean, acacia, apple blossom). The palate is savoury and expressive. The attack reflects the tangy aromas found on the nose (gooseberry, passion fruit, blackcurrant leaf, lime), but also offers juiciness and a certain roundness in flavors of white peach and apricot. The finish is tangy, chiselled and mineral. It expresses the flavors of fresh crushed lemon, grapefruit (which persists with a good bitterness, accompanied by a touch of gooseberry), chalk, flint, as well as linden and acacia. Beautiful concentration, complexity and freshness, beautiful expression of terroir. A fragrant, expressive and elegant wine.