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Cotes de la Charité Pinot Noir Les Penitents Alphonse Mellot 2021 750ml
Côtes de la Charité Pinot Noir

Les Penitents Alphonse Mellot 2021

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Red

Pinot Noir

Red Berries,

Earthy,

Red Cherry

Description

A refined Loire Valley Pinot Noir from the Côtes de la Charité appellation, crafted by the renowned Alphonse Mellot estate. “Les Pénitents” offers elegant notes of fresh red berries, subtle earth,... Read More

Food Pairing

Spicy Cuisine

Cheese

Cured Meat

Occasion

Date Night

Alcohol : 13%

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Cotes de la Charité Pinot Noir Les Penitents Alphonse Mellot 2021 750ml

DESCRIPTION

A refined Loire Valley Pinot Noir from the Côtes de la Charité appellation, crafted by the renowned Alphonse Mellot estate. “Les Pénitents” offers elegant notes of fresh red berries, subtle earth, and gentle spice, with a silky texture and balanced acidity. Produced with organic and biodynamic farming practices, this wine is a pure, terroir-driven expression of Pinot Noir—ideal with poultry, duck, or mushroom dishes.
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Alphonse Mellot

Alphonse Mellot is one of the most iconic producers of Sancerre, with a winemaking history dating back to the 16th century. In addition to their famed Sancerre wines, the Mellot family produces Les Pénitents wines in the Côtes de la Charité, focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that highlight the region’s potential for producing elegant, terroir-driven wines.

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Loire

The Loire Valley is France's most diverse wine region, stretching along the country's longest river through the "Garden of France", famous for crisp whites, elegant reds, sparkling wines and fairytale châteaux.

Geographic position: Western and central France, following the Loire for about 1,000 km from the Atlantic coast near Nantes upstream through Anjou, Saumur, Touraine and Centre-Loire (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé), with around 160,000 acres of vines.

Origin & history: Vines were planted by the Romans and spread by monks such as Saint Martin of Tours in the 4th century. During the Renaissance, French kings built their châteaux here and drank local wines. The central Loire Valley was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

Main appellations & varieties: Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne), Anjou, Savennières, Saumur and Vouvray (Chenin Blanc), Chinon and Bourgueil (Cabernet Franc), Touraine, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé (Sauvignon Blanc), plus Crémant de Loire sparkling wine.

Food specialties: Muscadet with oysters and seafood from Nantes, beurre blanc sauce with river fish, rillettes and rillons from Tours, Crottin de Chavignol and Sainte-Maure goat cheeses, and tarte Tatin, born in the Sologne.

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