Aligoté is a very old variety and Burgundy’s second most common white grape. This fairly vigorous white grape has made a strong comeback in recent years, producing a rich, youthful, trendy white wine with a touch of quirkiness. With floral and citrus notes, it boasts a pale gold hue and stimulates the palate with its lively energy. It’s full of vibrancy—and not just because of the 60-year-old vines, which also lend elegance and depth.
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Nose
Fresh notes of citrus and flowers
Palate
A lively, fruity wine with a rich, full-bodied palate
Serve
At 9-10°C
Drink before
2023
Guard
Best enjoyed 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 estate (2021 guide) Recommended
About the estate:
The estate comprises 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 manage fermentation temperatures. The soil is plowed, and the harvest is done by hand with a sorting table upon arrival. The whites are vinified traditionally and then aged for ten months, with 10% new oak. The reds undergo a three-week vatting period and are aged for twelve months (10% new oak for village appellations, 20% for premier crus). The quality of the grapes allows us to keep about 20% of the harvest whole in certain years; “We like it to have a 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 are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1950, this family-run winery, located in Chorey-lès-Beaune, has been led since 2008 by Pascal Arnoux, the third generation of the family to head the estate. The lineup includes a wide range of Côte de Beaune wines (some twenty appellations across more than 20 hectares between Beaune and Corton), which are frequently 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. Posted on August 28, 2022
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