Burgundy
A sunny nose of citrus and stone fruits, flintstone and a hint of smoke... A luscious, vibrant wine with a warm minerality, length, and a lovely mouthfeel, topped off by a dried apricot finish.
100% Aligoté, from vines replanted in 1961 by Sylvain's grandfather, after the frost of 1956. With soils of limestone scree over clayey marl, the parcel was taken over by Sylvain in 2009, and is farmed biodynamically. Harvested by hand, with low yields. Vinification: 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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