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BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ 2025

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2025

Varietal

Aligoté.

Tasting notes

Visual: Pale gold with emeralds hues.

Nose: Fresh and tonic bouquet showing mineral and fruity notes such as citrus and linden.

Palate: A pleasant liveliness and nice fruitiness perfectly mixed together in the mouth, bringing both freshness and firmness.

Food and wine pairing

This fresh wine goes perfectly with grilled fish, seafood, cold meats and goat's cheese. It can also be enjoyed on its own as an aperitif, either neat or with 1/5 of crème de Cassis de Bourgogne to make the famous Kir.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally between 10 and 12°C / 50-54°F.

Ageing potential

Can be kept from 3 to 4 years, but the freshness of the Aligoté grapes is best appreciated while still young.

Origins

The Bourgogne Aligoté regional appellation represents exclusively white wines made from the Aligoté grape variety, with grapes harvested throughout the Bourgogne appellation area.

Known in Burgundy since the 17th century, Aligoté is an original grape variety that is not widely grown anywhere else in the world. It covers around 1,590 hectares of vineyards throughout the region, from the Yonne in the north to the Rhône in the south, via the Côte d'Or and the Saône et Loire (Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais).

Aligoté is a very well-known grape variety in Burgundy, and for a long time it was only associated with its use in making Kir (an equally famous drink made from Burgundy aligoté and crème de cassis, our region's blackcurrant liqueur). But this variety is increasingly seen as a quality grape and treated as such (low yields, vinification in oak barrels, etc.).

Vinification and maturing

After moderate pressing, the musts collected under the press are settled and then fermented in temperature-controlled vats (16-18°C) to retain all the freshness and tension of the grape variety. Fermentation takes place using selected yeasts. The wine is then matured in stainless steel vats for 6 to 8 months on its lees.

Vintage : 2025

The 2025 growing season in Burgundy was marked by a rainfall deficit of around 30% compared with 2024, combined with an early harvest. The first cuts of the secateurs took place on August 25 in the Beaune Premier Cru vineyards, notably in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Clos du Roi and Marconnets).

Across the entire vineyard, harvesting began up to two weeks earlier than in 2024 and extended over a longer-than-usual period to adapt to weather conditions, which turned rainy at the outset of the harvest. All grapes were brought in on time: sanitary conditions were very good, and the fruit shows an aromatic concentration that suggests elegant, refined wines. While volumes appear stable compared to 2024, they nevertheless remain below the five-year average.

At the time of the first run-offs in mid-September, red wines were showing gentle extraction with fine colour. White wines, meanwhile, quickly revealed themselves to be rich, flavoursome and concentrated, while retaining fine freshness thanks to cool nights that preserved acidity.

In summary, 2025 is shaping up to be a vintage of character and quality, for both red and white Burgundy wines.