Winery Bernard DefaixBourgogne Aligoté
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Bourgogne Aligoté from the Winery Bernard Defaix
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bourgogne Aligoté of Winery Bernard Defaix in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Bourgogne Aligoté of Winery Bernard Defaix in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or lime and sometimes also flavors of minerality, pear or toasty.
Food and wine pairings with Bourgogne Aligoté
Pairings that work perfectly with Bourgogne Aligoté
Original food and wine pairings with Bourgogne Aligoté
The Bourgogne Aligoté of Winery Bernard Defaix matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fish lasagne, tuna catalan style or scallop mousse.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bernard Defaix's Bourgogne Aligoté.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bourgogne Aligoté from Winery Bernard Defaix are 2015, 2014, 2018
Informations about the Winery Bernard Defaix
The Winery Bernard Defaix is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Bourgogne Aligoté to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgogne Aligoté
Burgundy's second historic white grape, long unloved then rehabilitated. Lively, taut dry whites with signature notes of lime, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and a saline touch, vivid acidity and a crisp finish — the traditional base of Kir but increasingly serious single-parcel cuvées too. Direct, thirst-quenching style, served chilled with oysters, snails and goat's cheeses. ~1,700 ha, mainly in the Hautes-Côtes and Bouzeron (its dedicated cru).
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Ugni blanc
White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).
