2024 Domaine Pelle, Menetou Salon, Vignes de Ratier Producer_Borgo del Tiglio and a tightly structured mid-palate

and a tightly structured mid-palate density

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and chalky minerality

organic approach to his six hectares of vines

2024 Domaine Pelle, Menetou Salon, Vignes de Ratier Producer_Borgo del Tiglio and a tightly structured mid-palateMenetou Salon is a small appellation 30 kilometers southwest of the larger, older, and far more commercially successful commune of Sancerre. Paul Henry Pelle is a thoughtful producer who shows that the top sites here, with the right amount of care, can produce Sauvignon Blanc of a quality that rivals upper tier Sancerre without the matching price tag. This is a wonderfully expressive, generous Sauvignon Blanc from grapes grown on the southwest facing