Winery Massandra (Массандра)Aligoté (Алиготе)
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Massandra (Массандра)'s Aligoté (Алиготе).
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 Aligoté (Алиготе) from Winery Massandra (Массандра) are 2019, 2018, 0, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Massandra (Массандра)
The Winery Massandra (Массандра) is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Crimea to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crimea
Historic Black Sea wine peninsula with centuries-old imperial tradition. Recognised speciality: Iberian-style fortified and sweet wines (Massandra, founded by Nicholas II in 1894), with signature notes of dried fruit, candied apricot, honey, walnut and caramel, exceptional long cellaring. Also dense Cabernet Sauvignon and deep Saperavi reds with black fruit, lively Aligoté whites, mineral Riesling and native Kokur. Identity grapes: Ekim Kara, Kefessia.
The word of the wine: Petiole
Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.
