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 is the winemaker at the helm of his eponymous estate in Marsannay, Burgundy, and quite possibly the revelation of recent years in the sector. A native of the village, he studied at the Beaune wine school and graduated as an oenologist in Bordeaux. Sylvain started from scratch more than 25 years ago... With just 1 hectare in 1999, the estate now covers 17 hectares, almost...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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