Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 NO20230712 Fermented with native yeasts and

Fermented with native yeasts and aged in a mix of stainless steel and oak

Throw it in the punch bowl but be careful - 151 proof is no joke

from an independent Cognac house that specializes in single batch products

and smooth

Alphonse Mellot Cotes de la Charite Rouge Les Penitents 2020 NO20230712 Fermented with native yeasts andAlphonse Mellot is famous for Sancerre, but the family's roots sit close enough to Burgundy that they also grow Pinot Noir just outside the appellation lines. Les Penitents comes from Cotes de la Charite, a pocket of the upper Loire in the Nievre, farmed biodynamically like everything the estate touches. It's light bodied and silky, leading with fresh red fruit, a little earth and spice, and fine grained tannins that speak to real care in the cellar.