2009 Sancerre

Arrived in Sancerre yesterday afternoon to spend Monday and part of Tuesday here and in Pouilly-sur-Loire before heading off to the Pays Nantais to catch the vintage there.

I was up early to see the teams of pickers set off. Firstly dropped by the Vacherons, who are very happy with the quality but volume is very small due to the succession of hailstorms during the year, especially the third on 16th July. Next to Alphonse Mellot where I saw Alphonse Père as he was setting out with the team of pickers. "Enorme," was his verdict on the quality but wishing there was more. Like the Vacheron the Mellots have been badly hit the hail.

(More to follow.)