The product image is for illustrative purposes only and may not exactly reflect the actual characteristics of the wine. Alphonse Mellot Pouilly-Fumé 2018 75cl Pouilly Fumé | Loire | FranceSold outSize 75 clAll vintages 2018 Critics scores 92 Robert ParkerMellot's 2018 Pouilly-Fumé opens with an intense and aromatic, clear and elegant bouquet of ripe pears and flintstone. Full-bodied firm and fresh on the palate, this is a highly promising Pouilly whose ripeness and richness is beautifully riposted by crunchy phenols and lingering purity and salinity. Tasted in February 2021. Producer Alphonse MellotPerched along the left bank of France’s longest river - the Loire - lies Alphonse Mellot. Located in Sancerre, one of Europe’s great limestone soils, this beautiful region is acclaimed as the greatest producer of Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Here, the century old winemaking tradition has been passed down within the Mellot family from generation to generation, dating all the way back to the 1500s. Alphonse Mellot was, and still is, one of the beacons of quality in the region. With everything done by hand, biodynamically and to impeccable standards, the Mellot family produces the most luminous and authentic representations of the Sauvignon grape.