Wines made from Aligoté grapes of France - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Aligoté as a single variety or as a blend of France.
More informations about the variety Aligoté
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.
More informations about the wines of France
France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is arguably the world's largest wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced more wine - and apparently better quality - than any other country. Wine is embedded in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. However, the lasting appeal of French wine is not necessarily its Volume or prestige, but rather the variety of styles available.
What are the typical flavors of the Aligoté grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 64% of Aligoté
- Tree fruitPresent in 62% of Aligoté
- EarthPresent in 39% of Aligoté
- MicrobioPresent in 37% of Aligoté
- OakPresent in 36% of Aligoté
- CitrusPresent in 34% of Aligoté
- ApplesPresent in 27% of Aligoté
- Green applePresent in 24% of Aligoté
- LemonPresent in 23% of Aligoté
- PearPresent in 20% of Aligoté
- Non oakPresent in 18% of Aligoté
- MineralityPresent in 18% of Aligoté
- VegetalPresent in 13% of Aligoté
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Aligoté
- CreamPresent in 9% of Aligoté
- HoneyPresent in 8% of Aligoté
- ButterPresent in 8% of Aligoté
- OakyPresent in 6% of Aligoté
- PeachPresent in 5% of Aligoté
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Aligoté
News about the grape variety Aligoté
Burgundy’s Charles Lachaux signs deal with Crurated club
The deal will see small-production wines of the Charles Lachaux négoce business offered exclusively to Crurated members, the new partners announced. Bottles will still be distributed separately to restaurants in several markets, they added. Lachaux is considered an exciting talent in a younger generation of Burgundy winemakers. Alongside overseeing viticultural changes at his family’s Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in recent years, he launched his namesake micro-négoce business in 2018. From 25 July, th ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘Pinotism is a cult within the wine world. Why?’
The voice drops a little; the tone grows more reverential. Everyone knows; everyone understands. There will be wry allusions to a quest, perhaps even the grail. Sacrifice is expected en route; failure (always forgiven: a badge of honour) beckons on every side. Kitted up, your hopes armour-plated? I might be talking about planting vines on a cleared slope, or simply about taking the corkscrew to a ridiculously expensive bottle of wine, but you all know by now what’s meant. Pinot Noir. ‘Pinotism’ ...
Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away
Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast. Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...