This regional appellation is the only one to mention a Grape variety name. There are as many aligotés as there are areas in Burgundy where they are made: in Pernand, they are supple and Fruity; in the Hautes-Côtes, they are fresh and lively; finally, those of Bouzeron have acquired a distinct appellation. This Dry white wine is a Decanter wine to be drunk Young. It is ideal for the kir, an aperitif composed of blackcurrant cream and fresh white wine.
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Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
wines from the region of Bourgogne Aligoté go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fideuà (paella with pasta and fish), pasta with tuna and cream or brasucade of mussels from languedoc.
On the nose in the region of Bourgogne Aligoté often reveals types of flavors of citrus, vanilla or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of smoke, cheese or stone fruit. In the mouth in the region of Bourgogne Aligoté is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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