
Aligote
Learn about Aligoté — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Perfect ripeness balanced with a notable acidity makes Aligoté a unique white wine grape in Burgundy. Unfortunately Aligoté often ends up unfairly lost in Chardonnay’s shadow—though not always! It does have its very own appellation in the quaint village named Bouzeron, just south of the Côte de Beaune, in Côte Chalonnaise. Some of the world’s very best come from here. Vignerons in the New World experiment with the grape but it is also widely cultivated in the Eastern European countries of Romania, Burlgaria, Ukraine, and Moldova.
Tasting Notes for Aligoté
Aligoté is a dry white wine with a uniquely intense citrus fruit character balanced by floral notes of honeysuckle blossom and a supple texture on the palate.
Perfect Food Pairings for Aligoté
Fried chicken, chitterling sausages, baked fish, fish & chips and dishes with goat cheese are perfect food pairings for Aligoté.
Sommelier Secrets for Aligoté
Curiously, the famous producer, Domaine Ponsot, bottles a 100% Aligoté from vines planted in 1911 from the Morey-Ste-Denis Premier Cru, Les Monts Luisants.
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Domaine Sarrazin Bourgogne Aligote Charnailles 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Louis Jadot Bouzeron Domaine Gagey 2014Aligote from Cote Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France
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Domaine Pierre Morey Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Faiveley Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Jean-Claude Boisset Bourgogne Aligote Les Moutots 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine des Espenaux a Pommard Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Benoit Ente Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Jean-Claude Boisset Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Maison Chanzy Bouzeron Clos De La Fortune 2014Aligote from Cote Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France
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Vashon Winery Aligote 2014Aligote from Puget Sound, Washington
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Domaine Didier Montchovet Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Olivier Morin Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Roulot Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Nuiton-Beaunoy Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Fanny Sabre Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine les Temps Perdus Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Ramonet Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Francois Lamarche Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Bertrand Machard de Gramont Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Jacqueson Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Celine et Laurent Tripoz Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Bourgogne Aligote 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France
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Cave des Vignerons de Buxy Bourgogne Aligote Blanc 2014Aligote from Burgundy, France