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Domaine Agnès Paquet - Aligoté Le Clou et la Plume 2019

Bourgogne Aligoté|White wine

4/5 (7 customers)

Aligoté

complex

finesse

Agnès Paquet set out to restore the prestige of the Aligoté grape variety. This superb wine is making a comeback and is elevated by the expertise of this talented winemaker. It boasts finesse, fruitiness, and complexity. Aging in 500-liter and 228-liter barrels lends it lovely complexity and length. A delicious, youthful, trendy wine—with a touch of quirkiness. A white wine for every occasion!

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Estate

Domaine Agnès Paquet

Vintage

Le Clou et la Plume

Vintage

2019

Designation

Bourgogne Aligoté

Region

Burgundy

Grape Varieties

100% Aligoté

Regions

Clay-limestone soils on the following plots: - Les Plumes: located in the town of Meursault, with predominantly clay-rich soil. - Le Topo du Clou: located in the town of Meloisey, this young vineyard, situated on a hillside adjacent to our Hautes Côtes de Beaune Blanc, features a terroir that is predominantly limestone.

Viticulture

In a reasoned struggle

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in barrels

Livestock Farming

Aged for 10 months in 228-liter and 500-liter barrels, followed by 2 months in tanks before bottling

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Pale gold

Nose

With its well-balanced flavors, this Aligoté has a fruity (apple, lemon) and floral (almond, acacia) bouquet.

Palate

A delicious, young, trendy white wine with a touch of quirkiness. A wine perfect for fine dining, offering a perfect balance between liveliness and roundness, thanks to aging in barrels and large casks. It really tantalizes the taste buds!

Serve

At 10-12°C

Open

Let recent vintages breathe beforehand

Drink starting at

2022

Drink before

2026

Food and Wine Pairings

Pairs perfectly with head cheese, snail mille-feuille, parsley ham, and Caen-style tripe

More information at Domaine Agnès Paquet

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Bettane & Desseauve

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

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 according to organic principles. The whites are crisp and refined, and the reds—partially vinified as whole clusters—are precise and full of flavor. Of particular note is the estate’s house sparkling wine, produced using the traditional method and made exclusively from Aligoté.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

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 estate:

It was to prevent the sale of the family’s vineyard in Auxey-Duresses that Agnès Paquet, a business school graduate, chose 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

4/5

based on 7 reviews