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BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ 2019

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2022 2023

Grape variety

100% Aligoté.

Tasting notes

Colour: white gold with green hues.
Nose: fresh citrus and green apple aromas.
Palate: a lively and crispy wine with a nice suppleness and subtle aromas that linger.

Wine and food pairing

Will be a great companion to slightly spicy or salty dishes such as meat, fried foods, chitterling sausages, seafood and goat's milk cheeses.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally between 10° and 12°C / 50°-54°F.

Ageing potential

2 to 3 years to appreciate its freshness.

Origin

This regional appellation may be cultivated throughout wine-growing Burgundy. The appellation covers a surface area of approximately 1,400 hectares.

The Aligoté grape is very famous in Burgundy and for a long time it's been only related to its use in the fabrication of the Kir (an Aperitif also very famous, made with Bourgogne Aligoté and Crème de Cassis, our regional blackcurrant liqueur).

But this varietal has been known in Burgundy since the 17th century, and it is increasingly considered as a qualitative grape and treated as such (low yields, vinification using oak barrels, etc).

Vinification and maturing

Vinification in low-temperature stainless steel tanks in order to preserve the freshness and tension of the grape variety.

Ageing on fine lees in stainless steel tanks during 6 months.

Vintage : 2019

2019 was a unique and very changeable year. It brought its own stresses, while harvesting passed without a hitch.

The weather was hot and dry and the 2019 grapes were harvested in perfect health, aside from being scorched here and there.

The skins were very thick, promising good color, and the whites were very aromatic.

Since the start of the 20th century, every vintage that has ended with a “9” has been wonderful.

The only downside to this one is again below-average volumes.