Domaine Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Aligote "Raisins Dores"
Country
France
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
White Wine
Wine Region
Burgundy
Grape Variety
Blended
vintage
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
characteristics
Body
Medium
Medium
Medium
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
The wine is bottled as Bourgogne Aligoté; only in Bouzeron, in the Chalonnaise, does it get its own appellation. We expect aligoté to be immensely crisp with acidity — which is why it’s essential in a Kir, combined with cassis — even sometimes fairly arid with acidity’s drying quality, but this example leavens the intense vibrancy and nervosity with a lovely supple, moderately dense texture and tasty flavors of lemon curd and roasted lemon, subtly wedded to cloves, dried rosemary and limestone. A beguiling jasmine and honeysuckle aspect gets matters off to a good start.
Profile
Grape Blended
Aligoté
Palate
Rounded on the entry, quite rich in style with good acidity, well balanced with clear honey and a touch of mandarin on the finish.
Colour
Yellow colour with green tints
Aroma
A lovely supple, moderately dense texture and tasty flavors of lemon curd and roasted lemon, subtly wedded to cloves, dried rosemary and limestone.
Palate
Rounded on the entry, quite rich in style with good acidity, well balanced with clear honey and a touch of mandarin on the finish.
Product details
Domaine Michel Lafarge
The Lafarge domaine is run very much by instinct and respect for the terroir, with no sense of imposition with biodynamic techniques. The wines are allowed to speak for themselves and are wonderfully fragrant complex and harmonious - the essence of great Volnay. Frederic and Chantal Lafarge have a new small domaine of 4-hectares in the Beaujolais which their vines located in Fleurie and Chiroubles, and quite old vines. The first vintage is 2014 and the vines were already, "very well cared for, mainly organic" and as you would expect, they immediately set out on a biodynamic course.
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