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Bright, crystalline aligoté, Burgundy's lesser known white grape.Very fresh on entry, then it broadens and fills out on the palate.

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Code: BU78871

Wine characteristics

White Wine
2 - Dry
Now to 2024
12.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, diam

A wine made from the ‘other’ white grape of Burgundy, discussed by our buyer Toby Morrhall. Video transcript

timatkin.com

Aligoté used to be regarded as something of a second-class grape in Burgundy – fit for Kir Royale or impoverished white wine drinkers on a budget – but climate change is altering its...

Aligoté used to be regarded as something of a second-class grape in Burgundy – fit for Kir Royale or impoverished white wine drinkers on a budget – but climate change is altering its status in a region where Chardonnay sometimes struggles to retain acidity in earlier, hotter vintages like 2020. This unoaked example is wonderfully fresh, taut and mouthwatering with no oak to clutter its pure, citrus and green apple flavours and some added texture from malolactic fermentation.

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Tim Atkin MW

Thursday 18th Nov 2021

JancisRobinson.com

High acid, crisp, quite lean and a bit woody. Not sure you can get a really good aligoté at this price but it's fine for the money. Dry finish, nice dry texture. 15.5/20

Julia Harding MW

Monday 25th Oct 2021

The Observer

In a region where chardonnay rules, aligoté, Burgundy’s other white grape, has always been rather looked down on. Lately, however, it’s enjoyed a revival, producing wonderfully racy,...

In a region where chardonnay rules, aligoté, Burgundy’s other white grape, has always been rather looked down on. Lately, however, it’s enjoyed a revival, producing wonderfully racy, super-dry and luminously bright dry whites such as this.

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David Williams

Saturday 16th Oct 2021

The Observer

In a region where chardonnay rules, aligoté, Burgundy’s other white grape, has always been rather looked down on. Lately, however, it’s enjoyed a revival, producing wonderfully racy,...

In a region where chardonnay rules, aligoté, Burgundy’s other white grape, has always been rather looked down on. Lately, however, it’s enjoyed a revival, producing wonderfully racy, super-dry and luminously bright dry whites such as this.

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David Williams

Sunday 17th Oct 2021