| Variety |
ALIGOTE |
| Country |
FRANCE |
| Region |
BURGUNDY |
| Alc. Content |
12.5% |
| Year |
2020 |
| Volume |
750 mL |
Notes
Tasting the 2020 with Nathalie from bottle in March 2024 at the domaine I was surprised to see how ‘fresh’
this wine is from such a warm vintage. She commented that the 2020 summer was so hot that they expected
lower acidity but in fact it had the grapes had very good balance.
Les Pierres (the stones) is a lieu dit that lies in the Bourgogne AOP section of Chassagne, just 250 meters
from the vineyard of Chateau de Chassagne Montrachet. Vines are approximately 15 years old. Nathalie was
keen to get across that this wine is 100% fermented in barrel, which is typical now of many of the top
Domaine’s producing Aligote. They own a very small plot within this lieu dit of 0.26 hectares, producing
around 1500 bottles per year vintage dependant.
Hand picked, whole-bunch pressed to tank. Left to settle overnight. Racked off gross lees to barrel. All
seasoned oak. Wild fermented followed by malolactic. Left on fine lees for 10 months.
