Domaine Agnès Paquet - Aligoté Le Clou et la Plume 2019
Agnès Paquet set out to restore the Aligoté grape variety to its former glory. This superb wine is making a comeback and is beautifully enhanced 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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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 from
2022
Drink before
2026
Food and Wine Pairings
Pairs perfectly with head cheese, snail mille-feuille, parsley ham, and Caen-style tripe
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, which now spans 12.5 hectares across 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 acquired by her family 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 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 very best of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
It was to prevent the sale of the family 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 purity and freshness, which we greatly appreciate.
Jancis Robinson
Rated "Recommended"
Customer Rating
4/5
based on 7 reviews
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