Burgundy
The work Sylvain is doing with the Aligoté grape is astounding. Take this nose, redolent of candied citrus, pear, and honey, with a mineral backbone. The palate is mouthwatering, refreshing, delicate, yet very structured – "built like a Chenin", as Sylvain puts it. A perfect seafood pairing.
100% Aligoté, from old vines farmed biodynamically and planted in 1949 on a very beautiful plot of marl soils. Harvested by hand. Natural vinification without additives: whole bunches are pressed 5-6 hours in a vertical press, then transferred mid-fermentation into old 350-litre barrels for one year, followed by one year in vats. Bottled at the estate without fining or filtration, and just a microdose of sulphur.
Sylvain Pataille, a fortysomething vigneron in Marsannay, is undoubtedly one of the most exciting revelations of this area in recent times. He’s no recent arrival, though, he just knew how to be patient, start small, and grow: from 1 hectare in 1999, the estate now has 17... The estate was certified organic in 2008, but Pataille lost his certification in 2016, to his great chagrin, following a...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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