Aligoté study: three wines compared
I’m really interested in Aligoté, and it seems that this once neglected grape variety is finding increasing support. There’s a
Read moreI’m really interested in Aligoté, and it seems that this once neglected grape variety is finding increasing support. There’s a
Read moreThis is a lovely Hautes-Côtes wine. This is an interesting region of Bourgogne. The Hautes-Côtes are split in two (Beaune
Read moreJamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet, who’s making some amazing Aligoté in Bouzeron – Bourgogne’s appellation devoted to the grape. He
Read moreJamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet of Les Champs de Themis, who farms 4.5 hectares of vines organically. He’s based in
Read moreThis is an impressive wine from the newly-exciting Meursault-based Domaine Chavy Chouet. Femelottes is a 3 hectare parcel on clay/sand
Read moreThis is from a 1.5 hectare vineyard next to Meursault, planted in 1974. Pierre-Henri Rougeot bottles the whole lot without
Read moreEleni & Edouard Vocoret specialize mainly in single-site ‘village’ level wines, but they have quickly reached the levels of some
Read morePeter Gierszewski created Domaine de Thalie, in the Mâcon region of Bourgogne, a decade ago. He now has 4.5 hectares
Read moreThe village of Préhy, Jean-Marc Brocard has steadily built up one of the top domaines in the region, on the
Read moreBack in April, I visited Chablis for the first time. It’s an amazing wine region, and one that’s almost unique
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