Bourgogne Aligoté 2018

Domaine Roux

Bourgogne Aligoté
2018

  • Sustainable

$28.14

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Service fees
$ 4.14
Product code
14693557
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$24.00
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Bourgogne Aligoté
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Aligoté 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Aging potential
3-6 years according to the vintage year.
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About this winery

Established in the village of Saint-Aubin in the côte d’or, our family has been cultivating vines since 1885. The vineyard area stretches over more than 70 hectares, throughout 14 villages in the côte de Beaune, côte de nuits and côte chalonnaise. Respecting the soil and nature, we highlight the purity of our fruits to reveal the unique character of our single vineyards. Domaine Roux wines are served in fine restaurants and available from premium retailers in more than fifty countries....

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Product notes

The Aligoté grape has been known in Burgundy since the 17th century. It does marvelously well here. Official granting of the AOC Bourgogne Aligoté dates back 1937. Though planted in widely diverse wine-growing disctricts, the Aligoté is generally found on soils with a limestone base, often combined with marls or clays. Bourgogne Aligoté is also well-suited to hilly locations and higher altitudes. This is the case at Domaine Roux as a large part is produced in an area called “Vollon”, located between Saint-Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet Villages.

Production notes

Plantation density: 10 000 vine stocks per hectare. Pruning: Guyot. Yield: 45-50 hectolitres per hectare. Handpicked harvest. Traditional fermentation in stainless steel vats. Maturation during 6-8 months on fine lees.

Tasting notes

Bourgogne Aligoté is fresh. It is companionable, well-fruited, and pale gold in colour. Its bouquet is of flowers (hawthorn, acacia) or fruit (apple). In mouth this tender, melting wine tickles the taste buds and finishes on notes of hazelnut. Outstanding as a pre-dinner drink, it is perfect match for grilled fish. It liveliness and its citrus notes stand up well to the saltiness of oysters and to strong goat’s cheese. More simply, Bourgogne Aligoté is one of the rare wines that does overpower salads, tabouleh or steamed vegetables. It is also a worthy companion to savory puff pastries (gougères), snails in their shell with butter and garlic