100% Aligote. Biodynamically farmed. This wine has been one of our favourite value Burgundies for the last few years. Goisot's old vines - between 50 and 80 years - are planted on the high, cool slopes of a terroir referred to as the Barrémien. It's an unusual slope of extremely ancient, dense clay, littered with blue-grey fossilised oyster shells, several inches long, across the soil's surface. These limestone fossils combine to slow down and extend the ripening process while conserving acidity. The resultant juice is a picture of Auxerrois earth and purity. There is an intensity seldom seen in wines made from this variety, as well as a transparent sheen of minerals that crackles through the wine. Alongside there is pulpy, pure orchard fruit laced with delicate lime flavouring. If there is a better value white Burgundy going around, please feel free to share!
"A fresh, spicy and exuberant nose that leads to nicely rich and vibrant flavors that possess fine mid-palate density as well as a lovely mineral component on the tangy and racy finish. This is very good for a "humble" Aligoté." 86-88 points, drink 2013+, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 44.
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