Domaine du Scex du ChatelardL'Aligote
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The L'Aligote of the Domaine du Scex du Chatelard is in the top 20 of wines of Villeneuve.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Scex du Chatelard's L'Aligote.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Domaine du Scex du Chatelard
The Domaine du Scex du Chatelard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Villeneuve to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Villeneuve
The wine region of Villeneuve is located in the region of Chablais of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos du Châtelard or the Domaine Clos du Châtelard produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Villeneuve are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamaret, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Villeneuve often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak.
The wine region of Vaud
Vaud is Switzerland's second-largest wine region, located in the French-speaking southwest. The region - which is also one of 26 cantons in the country - is best known for its crisp, white Fendant wines (the national name for the Chasselas variety) and its stunning lakeside landscapes. Both of these reach their zenith in the grand crus of Lavaux/dezaley">Dezaley and Calamin. These famous Lavaux Vineyard terraces, which rise steeply up above Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), are considered of such importance that they are now enjoy protected status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
