BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ
2021 Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Aligoté |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Bourgogne Aligoté |
| ABV | 12% |
Bright aromas of lemon rind and green apple are complemented by vibrant and delicious flavors that possess both good detail and a subtle bead of minerality on the clean, dry and impressively long finale. If you enjoy aligoté, this will make a fine choice. Drinking range: 2025 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2023)
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Last to be picked, on 28th. Quite full mid yellow, soft and ripe on the nose, a little bit of freshly baked apple. Then much tighter and tenser on the palate, raw greengage and a bit of apple. Very lively, quite old style in that respect, and with good length. Drinking range: 2024 - 2026 Rating: 87-88 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Dec 2022)
Domaine Henri Germain
Jean-François Germain was joined in 2018 by his daughter Lucie - who is now helping to run this small (7ha) domaine.
The Chassagne vineyards came through his mother, a Pillot, and Jean-François is married to François Jobard's daughter, so they are quite intertwined with some of our other producers. The Poruzots comes from the rows next to Remi Jobard's. In terms of winemaking the Germains are always happy to let nature take its course, and in the vineyards they follow as natural a system of viticulture as possible (organic, not certified).
These are concentrated, tightly wound wines from one of Burgundy's coldest cellars. Alcoholic fermentations can take months and the malolactics are often late, so they have always gone for long élevage in old barrels, always for two winters, and the Premiers Crus usually for 22 months. Slow to develop, they show wonderful crystalline purity. New wood is used very sparingly, just to replace barrels sold when they get to ten years old.
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