Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 SO20231114 98 points on Wine Enthusiast

98 points on Wine Enthusiast

red-fruited Pinot that Clouet reins in with bright acidity and minerality

Ciliegiolo

Limited by nature

structured backbone ensures this savory

Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 SO20231114 98 points on Wine EnthusiastAlphonse 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.