Domaine Agnès Paquet - Ali Boit Boit and the 40 Drinkers

Domaine Agnès Paquet - Ali Boit Boit et les 40 Buveurs

Vin de France|Sparkling wine

3.2/5 (12 customers)

14/20

RVF

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

Aligoté

fine bubbles

naturally sparkling

fun guaranteed

“With its slightly nostalgic character, Ali Boit Boit has a spicy aroma. Full-bodied and featuring creamy bubbles, its subtle hint of sweet fruit makes it irresistible.” (The Guide to the Best Wines of France 2021 - RVF) This traditional method, also known as Pétillant Naturel, is the result of early bottling of Aligoté. With no dosage or expedition liqueur, this sparkling wine gives way to pure, refreshing fruit. All of Agnès Paquet’s expertise in a delightful sparkling wine waiting to be discovered!

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Estate

Domaine Agnès Paquet

Vintage

Ali Boit Boit et les 40 Buveurs

Designation

Vin de France

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Aligoté

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils in the Côte de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Beaune regions within the Bourgogne Aligoté appellations.

Viticulture

Using integrated pest management

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Traditional method (natural sparkling wine): bottled before fermentation is complete. No addition of dosage or expedition liqueur. Alcoholic fermentation begins in the tank. The wine is bottled while alcoholic fermentation is only partially complete. It resumes in the bottle, creating carbon dioxide. The yeasts are unable to function beyond a certain pressure. Alcoholic fermentation therefore stops naturally. The wine has an alcohol content of 8 to 9% and approximately 20 g of residual sugar.

Residual sugars

20 g/L

Nose

Fresh aromas of white fruit and citrus

Palate

Fresh and lively

Serve

At 8°C

Open

And serve!

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairings

Perfect as an aperitif or with dessert

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 15/20 (Very good wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable vintage, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the wine:

Made entirely from Aligoté grapes, this wine features very fine, delicate bubbles and a rich balance between the Aligoté’s freshness and its natural sweetness.

About the estate:

Agnès Paquet produced her first vintage in Meloisey in 2001 from a family-owned vineyard in Auxey-Duresses. She has masterfully managed her estate and now oversees 12.5 hectares in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Saint-Aubin, where the vines are tended with care, following organic principles. The whites are crisp and refined, and the reds—partially vinified from whole clusters—are precise and full-bodied. Of note is the production of a house sparkling wine, made using the traditional method and produced exclusively from Aligoté.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

Agnès Paquet established her winery in 2000 on a plot of land acquired by her family in the 1950s. Located in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, she cultivates 9.5 hectares of vineyards, most of which are in Melin, a hamlet of Auxey-Duresses. The transition to organic farming is underway.

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2021 guide) 14/20 (Good wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the wine:

With its slightly nostalgic charm, Ali Boit Boit has a spicy aroma. Full-bodied with a creamy effervescence, its subtle hint of sweet fruit makes it irresistible.

About the estate:

It was to prevent the sale of the family vineyard in Auxey-Duresses that Agnès Paquet, a business school graduate, decided to become a winemaker. She released her first vintage in 2001. Her style consistently emphasizes honesty and freshness, which we greatly appreciate.

Jancis Robinson

Rated: Recommended

Customer rating

3.2/5

based on 12 reviews