Nederlands
Bonnardot Aligoté ‘Sur le Bois’ 2020
€31.79
This Aligoté comes from two plots, which have a total of 0.17 hectares. The first plot comes from the Santenay hills, where roots reach deep into the soil. The second part lies on a clay-lime underlay the appellation “Sur le Bois” Maranges.
Technical specifications
Exposition: Southeast.
Altitude: 220 and 240 meters.
Vineyards: Vines 30 years to 50 years old; 0.17 ha
Vinification: Manual harvest and selection. Whole-bunch direct press, with a slow, temperature-controlled fermentation.
Aging: Fermentation on stainless steel, 12 months on barrique.
Tasting note
On the nose, warm ripe aromatic, yellow fruit, such as peach and quince. But the taste is fresh and green, with hints of granny smith and citrus. The acids are piercing and pointy, but the full malolactic fermentation and the use of barrel ripening provide fullness and roundness.
Description
Bonnardot is the ultimate expression of the Côte de Beaune. Fruits, minerality, low pH and precision. The brothers Ludovic and Émilien only grow about 10 hectares between Santenay and Pommard. They also have some vineyards just outside the Côte d’Or, which are interesting and off the beaten track. Of each plot they only make a couple of hundred bottles. Including some wines on which they use some alternative techniques. Those are playful and edgy and show the directions Burgundy can also turn to.
The domain
The Bonnardot domain was founded in 1981 in Bonnencontre by mother Élisabeth. She had a modern view on viticulture. She studied oenology and did an apprenticeship with organic wine master Jules Chauvet. Ludovic took over the vineyards from his mother in 2005. He shared the love for organic viticulture with his mother and continued the trend that Élisabeth had started. Today, the domain is entirely biodynamic, although not certified. In 2006 his brother Émilien joined the winery.
Additional information
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| Alcohol degree | 12,5% |
