【Cotede Beaune: One of the World's Top White Grape Producers】
【A Different Kind of Burgundy White Grape - Aligote】
【Affordable and Excellent: Try Burgundy White Wine Beyond Chardonnay】
WF948B - Domaine Poulleau Michel Pere & Fils Bourgogne Aligote Blanc 2022
Special Price: $168/btl
6 bottles $148/btl
Origin/Category: France/Burgundy
Grape Variety: 100% Aligote
Alcohol: 11.5%
Volume: 750ml
Serving Temperature: Recommended serving temperature: 11-12°C.
Vintage: Domaine Poulleau is located in Volnay and occupies 8.30 hectares. The vineyard cultivates the grapes using well-cultivated soil. Harvesting is done by hand and sorting is done on a sorting table to preserve healthy grapes. The wine is aged in oak barrels for approximately one year.
Taste: Pale yellow in color, the wine offers aromas of lees and apples, with a full-bodied palate and a light, airy mid-palate. The finish is rich and intense. It is recommended with salads, grilled meats, or shellfish.
【 Aligote: A Different Kind of Burgundy White Grape】
Aligote is cultivated on approximately 1,946 acres in France, almost entirely in Burgundy, with smaller plantings in Chablis. The variety is typically planted on the highest slopes or at the foot of hills, with the best performance occurring in the Bourgogne Aligote and Côte Chalonnaise appellations. The name "Aligote" aligns with "Gott," the old name for white Gouves in the Côte de Beaune, leading to the belief that Aligote originated in northeastern France, most likely in Burgundy.
Aligote is an early-ripening variety and more frost-resistant than Chardonnay, meaning it can survive in these cooler climates for a while. Just south of Burgundy, small amounts of Aligote white wine are found in the Rhône Valley. Wines produced from Aligote are typically dry, with floral and herbal aromas. The variety's high acidity allows it to be blended with other grapes, adding structure, rounded acidity, and fragrant aromas.
【Cote de Beaune: One of the World's Top White Wine Regions】
Cote de Beaune is a key wine-producing region in Burgundy, eastern France. Named after its main town, Beaune, the Côte de Beaune is the center of local wine production and trade. Primarily producing white wine, the region is renowned for producing some of the world's most expensive white wines.
The Cote de Beaune region's limestone-rich soils and direct sunlight create a magnificent terroir, the complexity of which has been meticulously studied and refined over generations.
World-renowned winemakers quickly discovered this distinctive grape-producing region, including Corton-Charlemagne (Burgundy's largest Grand Cru white vineyard), Volnay, and Montrachet (one of Burgundy's most renowned white vineyards), all of which are known for their world-renowned Grands Crus.
World-renownedwinemakers soon discovered this characteristic grape region, such asCorton-Charlemagne (Burgundy's largest white grape grand cru), Volnay orMontrachet (one of Burgundy's most famous white grape fields), which are all inthe world. The most famous Grands Crus.
