Dureuil-Janthial Bourgogne Aligote 2006
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Ripe and spicy, with a lacy, refreshing core of chopped lemons and limes and a touch of white pepper, this Aligoté is one of our favorite selections in terms of sheer drinkability. Laced with minerals from perfume to finish, with plenty of sweet white fruit to tantalize the palate.
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Named France's "Winemaker of the Year" in 2019 by magazine Revue de Vin du France, Vincent nonetheless is still an insider's secret among Burgundy lovers here in the United States. Granted, Vincent doesn't make a lot of wine, and most of his bounty remains in Europe, appearing on the wine lists of the finest Michelin-ranked restaurants in France. The French do know a good thing when it comes to great Burgundy! Not only is Dureuil a gifted winemaker, but also he is blessed with healthy, older-vine vineyards that for years have been cared for organically -- a higher level of attention that sets Dureuil qualitatively apart from the pack. His delicate touch in the cellar translates each individual terroir into a perfect liquid picture of what the best of Rully -- and the best of Burgundy, for that matter -- can be. “Dureuil continues to fashion some of the very best wines in the Côte Chalonnaise.
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A native but unique white grape to Burgundy, Aligoté is a light bodied white that often ends up unfairly lost in Chardonnay’s shadow. In Côte Chalonnaise, in a quaint village named Bouzeron, just south of the Côte de Beaune, Aligoté has its very own appellation where yields are limited in order to enhance flavors, acidity and overall quality. Somm Secret—Curiously, the famous producer, Domaine Ponsot, bottles a 100% Aligoté from its Premier Cru in Morey-Ste-Denis, Les Monts Luisants, made from Aligoté vines planted in 1911.
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