Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 MENU Our method stays true to

Our method stays true to the origins of Champagne – for the most part without malolactic fermentation – conveying a unique freshness

terroir-driven Champagnes

5 ha vineyard planted with Mandó

From the importer: Yamadanishiki rice milled to 60%

LightFresh green bananas and clean cut flowers

Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 MENU Our method stays true toAlphonse Mellot is famous for Sancerre, but the family's roots sit close enough to Burgundy that they also grow Pinot Noir just outside the appellation lines. Les Penitents comes from Cotes de la Charite, a pocket of the upper Loire in the Nievre, farmed biodynamically like everything the estate touches. It's light bodied and silky, leading with fresh red fruit, a little earth and spice, and fine grained tannins that speak to real care in the cellar.