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NOUVELLES BURGUNDY
DE BOISSET
1ST SEMESTER
2025

Noble Aligoté

Aligoté, an oft-neglected grape variety, has enjoyed
a revival spearheaded by a handful of passionate
producers known as Les Aligoteurs. Grégory Patriat
has been one of its strongest advocates.
At Les Ursulines, small and big are matured alike,
as showcased by these three Aligoté cuvées!
After pressing, they undergo a long maturation
© Serge Chapuis cellar. They are refined in demi-muid barrels (450
period of 16 to 18 months (or two winters) in the
litres), one third of which are new. No lees stirring
or racking is used in order to preserve the wine’s
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru freshness and vibrancy.
Les Terres Blanches Bourgogne Aligoté Bio
The Nuits-Saint-Georges has just 6.79 hectares of Premier Cru white wine. Thirty-year-old vines located in Hautes-Côtes
A rarity! The ‘Les Terres Blanches’ (‘White Land’) plot has a fully southern de Nuits above the village of Vosne-Romanée, in
aspect, with primarily light, quick-draining limestone soils. It is scattered primarily limestone soils.
with small white stones that give the climat its name. Lively and mineral.
A tart, silky wine that tends towards freshness, far from the appellation’s
usual fare.
Monthélie
Having joined the range with the 2003 vintage, Monthélie – without a
doubt one of the prettiest Côte villages – primarily makes red wine but also
offers a white that resembles its neighbouring Meursault! Thirty-year-old
vines alongside the Premier Cru area.
A wine with a very delicate nose, hugely lingering on the palate.
Santenay Premier Cru Passetemps
Located immediately south of Chassagne-Montrachet, this appellation is
the last you encounter in this direction in the Côte d’Or. The vines have a Bourgogne Aligoté Les Moutots
south-eastern aspect and benefit from primarily clay soils. These fifty-year-old vines near Château de Chorey-
This is a rich, taut wine with some buttery notes on the palate. lès-Beaune grow in marly limestone alluvium soils.
Showcases fish and seafood.
Santenay 2023 Bio
The success of the Premier Cru prompted Grégory to source a more Bourgogne Aligoté
accessible version, which he has created with his village interpretation. La Corvée Aux Moines
Fifty-year-old vines are organically grown (and labelled as such) high up Fifty-year-old vines in the lower reaches of Puligny-
in Santenay. Winemaking in 450-litre demi-muid barrels for 18 months Montrachet in soils with a very high clay content.
creates an expression that on this occasion goes beyond opulence to A gripping Aligoté. A gastronomic wine.
focus on the finesse of a more mineral wine.

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