Aligoté Sous Chatelet 2017

The wine in this vintage

Few producers have given Aligoté the dignity of a great wine as Lalou Bize-Leroy has, and Domaine d'Auvenay's Aligoté Sous Chatelet is the proof. It comes from a small plot farmed biodynamically with minimal yields and vinified with the same care lavished on the estate's grands crus. 2017 in Burgundy was a sunny, generous vintage: after the meagre 2016 crop, a warm summer and an early harvest delivered healthy, ripe grapes, producing elegant, juicy and well-balanced whites. Aligoté Sous Chatelet 2017 marries that fullness with the grape's natural vivacity: lemon, green apple, white flowers, hazelnut and an almost saline minerality on a concentrated, taut palate. It drinks with pleasure today, yet can still evolve for a few more years.

The producer · Domaine D’Auvenay

Domaine d'Auvenay is the personal estate of Lalou Bize-Leroy, one of the most charismatic and influential figures in Burgundy, former co-manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and the soul of Domaine Leroy. The property, on the heights above Saint-Romain, was acquired by the family in 1988 and has since become the place where Lalou expresses her vision of wine most intimately. The vineyards, just a few hectares split into tiny parcels, include jewels such as Chevalier-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, Mazis-Chambertin and Bonnes-Mares, alongside lieux-dits in Meursault, Puligny and Auxey-Duresses and plots of Aligoté. Everything is farmed biodynamically, with minuscule yields, obsessive attention to detail and respectful winemaking without shortcuts. Production is so small that every bottle is a rarity. D'Auvenay's wines, from whites of extraordinary concentration and minerality to reds of intense purity, are among the most sought-after and collected in the world.

Technical details

Producer

Domaine D’Auvenay

Region

Burgundy

Country

Francia

Type

Bianco

Vintage

2017

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

1040117