Burgundy
"This is so good I usually keep it for myself," says Sylvain! Powerful nose, minerality, yellow fruits. A structured, full-bodied palate—round, yet bursting with energy. Only one barrel produced per year, a rare bottle.
100% golden Aligoté from organically farmed vines, planted in goblet training back in 1926 on a tiny 16-are parcel. A delicate vineyard, never trellised, only hand-braided by its former owner. No miracles here—yields hover around 15 hl/ha. Hand-harvested at full ripeness, whole clusters pressed directly in a vertical press, spontaneous fermentation starting in tanks before being racked into barrels mid-fermentation. Aged for one year in barrels, then eight months in tanks. Just a whisper of sulfur at bottling.
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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