Review of Bourgogne Aligoté Lignier 2004 (€22)
Posted on March 21st, 2008
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, White wine, €20-€30
So, it’s not a a Chardonnay. Rather, it’s made from the Aligoté grape which I’d never heard of before. It’s a native of Burgundy.
- Smells like: an intense eucalyptus, toast and yeast – sounds strange but somehow combines well
- Tastes like: apricot, peach with some aniseed, again working perfect together. A long finish and very distinctive.
- Verdict: I was very impressed with this one, but the price means I’d probably not buy it.
- Available: Enowine (though not on their website yet)
Lar,
22 Euro is very very expensive for an Aligote. Normally these wines retail in the under 10 euro price range (unless it’s Coche Dury or something like that). Sounds like a very tasty aligote though.
Will
Hi will,
I am the agent for Domaine LIgnier in Ireland and the reason why it seems very expensive for an Aligote is due to the fact that it is very rare ( only 5 cases of this wine arrive in Ireland each vintage but also because it is vinified by Hubert Lignier who is considered ” a superstar of the cotes de nuits ” by Serena Sutcliffe M.W. and rated by Robert Parker as one of the 10 greatest producers in Burgundy. So Will your Coche-Dury comment is spot on p.s. the 2005 vintage of this amazing Aligote is available at enowine
best john@vindegarde
Hi John,
not sure if Will will see this but thanks for the comment nonetheless.
You can catch Will over on his own site, Irish wine contemplations
I still remember this Aligoté, Burgundy’s forgotten white grape, as being particularly good
Lar
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