Bourgogne Aligoté, Rollin
Staff Pick

Bourgogne Aligoté, Rollin - 2017

750 mL
Item # 11700

Racy acidity and chalk minerals dominate the palate of this Aligoté, Burgundy's "other" white grape. Honeyed on the palate with a fresh, white floral finish.
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Color
White
Vintage
2017
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
Côte de Beaune
Producer
Rollin
Grape Variety
Aligoté
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Staff Pick Notes

Some grapes are overshadowed by the more famous varieties found in their respective regions. Aligoté has historically been the unloved stepchild, banished to the basement of Burgundy to scrub and clean while Chardonnay gets to be the circuit queen. This is totally unfair because Aligoté has so much to offer. The world famous white wine-making techniques employed in Burgundy are usually lightly employed in many Aligotés. Domaine Rollin's exemplary bottling sees the wine aging on the lees over the winter, during which malolactic fermentation naturally takes place. It is bottled in spring and can boast of a lovely freshness with subtle fruit, floral, and dairy notes. This is a lovely bottle for almost any occasion, but makes for an indulgent weeknight wine with a simple dinner.

- VG

More About This Wine

Burgundy

The range of wine styles offered in Burgundy rivals that of any other region. In Chablis, Chardonnay is left unoaked to produce lean, crisp, steely wines with incredible acidity - a far cry from the vanilla-oak bombs that so many consumers associate with this grape. Fans of rich, unctuous, and well-oaked Chardonnay will enjoy Chassagne-Montrachet, whose age-worthy offerings offer all the fatness of a California wine, yet retain a very Burgundian, mineral-driven core and great acidity....

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Aligoté

The "other" white grape of Burgundy, Aligoté plays a struggling second fiddle to the regal white grape of the region, Chardonnay. Older Aligoté vines have been known to produce wines of high quality, displaying lovely citrusy and at times nutty characteristics - but even so, the remaining plantings of the grape are fast being uprooted to make even more space for the cultivation of Chardonnay.

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