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BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ 2022

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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

The grapes were vinified in low-temperature stainless steel tanks so that we keep all the freshness and tension of the varietal in the wine.
Then, the wine was aged on its lees in stainless steel tanks for about 6 months in order to get a little roundness in the wine and develop more complexity.

Vintage : 2022

The Weather : Uncertain conditions, but mild in the end throughout the season!

The harvest, running from 25 August to 16 September. The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.

Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.

A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds.

The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.