Chanterêves Bourgogne Aligoté Les Chagniots 2023 750ml [B541]

2023: This is a wine brimming with a truly wild charm, possessing such a strong individuality that it is hard to find anything else quite like it. Having recently tasted the 2018 and 2019 vintages, we can imagine how this wine will evolve with age, but among all the past Les Chagniots, this may well be the densest vintage even at its early stage.

Les Chagniots

While the other four plots are located in the high-altitude plateau of Fussey, Les Chagniots alone lies on the flatlands in the border zone between the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. Dense wine is produced from old vines over 100 years old planted on a mere 0.17 hectares. Naturally, its taste also possesses a character distinct from the other four—combining concentrated fruit and body with a distinct bitterness and structure, all pierced through the center by a sharp acidity.

Tomoko and Guillaume farm organic using phytotherapy approaches researched and recommended by Eric Petiot, a pioneering plant scientist based in Lausanne.

As far as spraying goes, minimal copper is used against Downy Mildou and Low-fat milk against Powdery Mildou with zero use of sulphur. The vineyard is ploughed by horse by Gilbert Simond who is a master in his field. He is the most demanded horse plougher of the Côte, from Domaine de Montille to Comtes Lafon. Soil tilled from mid April to mid July and during the 8 months of the year is no-till.

Cover crop mix of 26 different perennial plant species is employed to maintain bio-diversity and healthy soil composition, structure and microbial life.

Energetic and dense. Beautiful texture. Elegance and power are well balanced. Aligoté with charm, depth, and complexity. Their artisan spirit reaches to the every detail corner.

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