Appellations
Village · Côte Chalonnaise
Bouzeron
white · 60
The only village appellation in Burgundy given over to aligoté.
Under the vines
East and south-east facing limestone slopes at the northern end of the Chalonnaise.
In the glass
Sharp, saline and faintly bitter in a way that makes you want food; ages further than anyone expects.
Why it sits here
Aligoté spent the twentieth century as the grape you improved with cassis. Bouzeron is the argument that the problem was the farming.
Commonly misread
That aligoté is a lesser chardonnay. It is a different grape with a different job.
Names worth knowing
A. et P. de Villaine, Chanzy, François Lumpp