Menetou-Salon Morogues, Domaine Henry Pelle 75cl

This wine shows what good value can be found in the lesser known 'appellation' of Menetou-Salon located to the west of Sancerre; fresh and floral with aromas of citrus and blackcurrant leaves, it's zesty and racy but with rounder fresh fruit balanced by minerally length.

This shining star of the Loire valley produces wines of world renown. Of particular note are the two wines from Menetou Morogues and the Clos des Blanchais. The individual Clos des Blanchais exudes the expression and development of its unique terroir. Fine mineral tones giving way to citrus and riper, nore exotic fruit then cut back by lively acidity. The grapes for Menetou-Salon Morogues are sourced from six different parcels of vineyard that are all planted in Kimmeridgian limestone-clay marl soil which imparts elegant mineral tones. The wine is fresh and floral with aromas of citrus and blackcurrant leaves.

Serve nicely chilled before or at the beginning of a meal but also with shellfish or delicate white fish, especially with a creamy parsley or dill sauce.