Menetou-Salon Morogues

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.
• Crottin de Chavignol
  Loire goat cheese with citrus and chalk; the classic regional pairing.
• Steamed mussels
  Saline mineral edge and shellfish broth lock together; chalk lifts cream-shallot sauce.
• Goat cheese salad with walnut
  Chèvre tang, walnut and the wine's chalk minerality; lime aromatic finishes the dish.

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

Facts

Producer

Domaine Henry Pelle · 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

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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