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Critics Ratings

'Ripe pear and Persian melon laced with bright fresh lemon informs the juicy and decidedly buoyant Mellot 2010 Sancerre La Demoiselle. Hints of wood as well as a suggestion of stone rob a bit of the refreshment that might otherwise have accrued to this bottling's finish, but the mid-palate combination of richness and bright primary juiciness, breadth and levity are impressive. This was the first year for one of the two wooden upright fermentors in which the wine in question resided, and that would explain the extra measure of woodiness vis-a-vis its 2011 counterpart. I would plan on drinking this over the next 2-3 years.' ­- David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate (Jun 2012)