Founded by Pierre Etienne Mellot in 1513, a regional pioneer who believed in the huge potential of the Loire’s Central Vineyards, Joseph Mellot remains at the forefront of winemaking in the Loire Valley.
Sauvignon Blanc thrives in the flint rich soils of Sancerre, giving it its distinctive gun-flint flavours. Aged on its fine lees preserving all its freshness and depth.
La Chatellenie is a single vineyard of 22 hectares with ancient soils from the Cretaceous period. This flint rich siliceous clay imparts the subtle hint of gun-flint. All vineyard processes are carried out in an environmentally-friendly manner, adapted to each terroir.
