Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Aligoté, 2023 Christmas This is a real snapshot

This is a real snapshot of Portugal in a single bottle

This lifts the wine and gives an aromatic touch

Aromatically complex but highly gluggable

but as it's just above the middle of the slope it falls outside of the 1er Cru designated area

Rancho Ontiveros & Rancho Vinedo (hence the name 'Wine of the Ranch's)

Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Aligoté, 2023 Christmas This is a real snapshotThis Aligot delivers. The nose is packed with green apple skin, citrus and spice. Racy acidity leads the way through this green apple and apricot and continues right the way through a long, clean finish of wet stone with great depth and persistence. Focussed on the main varieties of Burgundy, Sylvain Pataille is known as the man to talk to about Aligot and this is why.