Cape Heritage and The Loire

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 12 August 2024

The Loire
About the Session

An eclectic selection of interesting and super rare vintages from the Loire Valley. Rich in ancient limestone and silex soils, the Loire valley is known for their passionate, historic family producers, many of them farming organically, and forming the spiritual cradle of noble varieties including the likes of Sauvignon blanc in the famous appellations of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume in the continental east, through the Chenins from Vouvray, and Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Saumur further downstream to the west. Brimming with variety and value, the catalogue includes highly collectable lots from acclaimed classics like Domaine  Huet,  Alphonse Mellot, Henri Bourgeois and Thierry Germain.


Sold for

ZAR 3 752
Lot 142
  • Alphonse Mellot; Sancerre Cuvée Edmond Blanc; 2011; 5 (1 x 5); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 500 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 3 752
Location
Wine Storage

About this Item

2011 Sancerre Cuvée Edmond Blanc
5 (1 x 5) 750ml

In the 14th century, Alphonse Mellot founded a tavern in Sancerre, specialising in local wines. In 1881, he was granted a licence to ship his wine throughout France and abroad; marking the beginning of a family business that has been passed down over 18 generations. Today, Domaine Alphonse Mellot, which stretches across the upper Loire Valley, is run by father and son, both named Alphonse Mellot. While Sancerre produces predominantly white wines, Mellot has an almost 50:50 split between white and red production. Farming their 47 hectares of vines organically and biodynamically, they are the benchmark for quality in Loire.

Provenance

Restaurant Mosaic

Critics Ratings

‘The Mellot 2011 Sancerre Edmond exhibits rarified, high-toned, Chartreuse-like herbal and floral aromas. On its rich yet surprisingly buoyant and infectiously juicy palate, it introduces chicken stock and sweet-saline, scallop-like savour to an otherwise chalk-inflected matrix of citrus, quince, and melons. This long-finishing beauty really sets the imagination and salivary glands working, and I imagine it will do so for at least the better part of a decade.’ - David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate, 92/100 (Jun 2012)

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