2022 Bourgogne Aligote Dore Selection Massale

50% old vines planted in the 1930s and 1940s, 50% planted in 1987. pH 3.2. Certified organic (Ecocert) and biodynamic (Demeter). Mid-pale gold. Apple and stone fruit. Ripe, concentrated texture. Intensity and vigour. Good wine. (MH)

Here’s a daring aligoté that’s been vinified in small oak cooperage. It has excellent integration of vanilla oak and cool citrus fruit on the barely medium-bodied palate. Lovely silky texture in spite of the crisp, lemony acidity. I love the positively austere, chalky finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Unfiltered. Drink or hold.