Menetou-Salon Morogues

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In the glass

Aroma: lime, white flower, green apple, chalk

Palate: citrus, saline mineral, pear, wet stone

Pelle's flagship village Menetou-Salon from Kimmeridgian limestone. Crisp, citrus-driven Sauvignon with chalky lift and excellent value.

What it pairs with

• Pissaladière Provençal onion tart and chalky Sauvignon; anchovy salt picks up the wine's saline lift.More wines for pizza →
• Crottin de Chavignol Loire goat cheese with citrus and chalk; the classic regional pairing.More wines for goat cheese →
• Steamed mussels Saline mineral edge and shellfish broth lock together; chalk lifts cream-shallot sauce.More wines for mussels →
• Goat cheese salad with walnut Chèvre tang, walnut and the wine's chalk minerality; lime aromatic finishes the dish.More wines for lamb →

With cheese

Crottin de Chavignol Our pick Menetou-Salon's Sauvignon has the same crisp acidity and citrus as Sancerre, enough to stand up to the blue-tinged rind and earthy edge of a ripening crottin. The consortium lists it among the wines the cheese likes.

History

Pelle's village Menetou-Salon Morogues is the estate's flagship and a benchmark for the AOC. Henry Pelle's son Éric continued the estate before his death in 1995; production today is led by Anne Pelle and Julien Zernott.

1. 1980Eric Pelle joins his father Henry, modernising the estate
2. 1995Following Eric's death, Anne Pelle and Julien Zernott assume winemaking

Facts

Producer

Domaine Pellé · visiting guide

Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc (100%)

Classification

Menetou-Salon AOC

Oak

Vinified in stainless steel; aged on fine lees around 6 months, no oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 18 to 28 at retail

Drinking window

1-7 from vintage

First vintage

1980

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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