Aligoté is a very old grape variety and Burgundy’s second-most prominent white grape. This fairly vigorous white variety has made a strong comeback in recent years and produces a rich, youthful, trendy white wine with a touch of quirkiness. With fragrant floral and citrus notes, it boasts a pale gold color and stimulates the taste buds with its lively energy. It’s full of pep—and more—thanks to these 60-year-old vines, which also lend the wine elegance and depth.
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Nose
Fresh notes of citrus and flowers
Palate
A lively, fruity wine with a rich, indulgent palate
Serve
At 9-10°C
Drink before
2023
Guard
Best enjoyed when young
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it as an aperitif, either on its own or mixed with the famous crème de cassis. It also pairs well with snails, seafood, cold cuts, and salty or dry cheeses, such as goat cheese.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated winery (2021 guide) Recommended
About the estate:
The estate has twenty-two hectares of vineyards, including eight hectares of red Chorey and one hectare of white Chorey, with the remainder spread across Savigny, Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, and Pernand-Vergelesses. The entire harvest is bottled. Pascal Arnoux and his wife Caroline are now assisted by their son Jean-Baptiste with winemaking and vineyard work, and by their daughter Audrey with marketing and communications. Since 2014, the estate has had new temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks to better regulate fermentation temperatures. The soil is plowed, and the grapes are harvested by hand, with a sorting table at the reception area. The white wines are vinified traditionally and then aged for ten months, with 10% in new barrels. The reds undergo a three-week maceration period and are aged for twelve months (10% new oak for village appellations, 20% for premier crus). In some years, the quality of the grapes allows us to keep about 20% of the harvest as whole clusters; “We like a bit of ‘pinot character,’ balance is always important; we want to enhance aromatic complexity while maintaining depth—the tannins must support the wine.”
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1950, this family-run estate, located in Chorey-lès-Beaune, has been led since 2008 by Pascal Arnoux, the third generation of the family to head the estate. The portfolio includes a wide range of Côte de Beaune wines (about twenty appellations spanning more than 20 hectares between Beaune and Corton), which are often featured in these pages.
Wine Spectator
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
Wine Enthusiast
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer Rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Review by Mr. CLEMENT D. Published on August 28, 2022
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