Maison Arnaud Boué, making some excellent negociant wines in Bourgogne
Arnaud Boué comes from Bourgogne, but didn’t come from a wine family. He did, however, get a degree in enology,
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Aligote
A vertical of Domaine Chevrot’s Aligoté Tilleul with Pablo Chevrot
Website: https://www.chevrot.fr/ Pablo Chevrot (above) is the vice president of a group called Les Aligoteurs, focusing on the grape variety
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Aligoté: how a lesser-known variety from Bourgogne is suddenly hitting the big time, with a bright future ahead of it
Website: https://aligoteurs.wordpress.com/ Tucked away in a wood, in Flagey-Échezeaux – at the heart of the Route des Grands Crus in
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Highlights: Domaine Reunaud Boyer Bourgogne Aligoté 2022
I’m a big fan of Aligoté, and this is one of the best I’ve tried of late. Domaine Reunaud Boyer
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Albert Bichot: an important Bourgogne negociant and land-owner, currently making some excellent wines
Website: www.albert-bichot.com Most people think of Albert Bichot as a negociant, but this isn’t doing the full justice. While negociant
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Highlights: Dinner at Les Caves Madeleine, Beaune, with two exceptional Aligotés
Website: https://cavesmadeleine.com/ If you are heading to Beaune, two things you must do before travelling: make a reservation at La
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Highlights: Charles Lachaux Aligoté Les Champs d’Argent 2018 Bourgogne, France
Back in 2018 I tried the wines of Arnaux-Lachaux with the young Charles Lachaux, who’d taken over the family domaine.
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Highlights: Alice et Olivier De Moor Bourgogne Aligote 2019
I love Aligote and this is a good one from Chablis-based natural wine heroes De Moor. Alice et Olivier De
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Highlights: Pinotte! and Aligotte! from Bourgogne
These are really interesting wines. They are made by Sylvain Pataille, a well respected vigneron from Marsannay, for UK retailer
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Highlights: Les Champs de Themis Bouzeron Les Corcelles 2014 Bourgogne
I visited Xavier Moissenet at his domaine in Bouzeron last year. This is a bottle he gave me then: his
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