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Domaine Agnès Paquet - Aligoté Le Clou et la Plume 2019

Bourgogne Aligoté|White wine

4/5 (7 customers)

Aligoté

complex

subtlety

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, young, trendy wine with a touch of quirkiness. A white wine for any 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 well-thought-out struggle

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

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 from

2022

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairings

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

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2021 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)

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 from whole clusters—are precise and full-bodied. Of particular 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 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 - The French Wine Review / 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 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