Pataille Bourgogne Aligoté "La Charme aux Prêtres"

In Burgundy, Chardonnay always steals the show, but Sylvain Pataille highlights Aligoté as a “co-star” with unexpected charm. Burgundy’s lesser-known grape lends an “immortal” charm to the region’s wines, adding a unique dimension to its distinctive terroir. The single-vineyard La Charme aux Prêtres comes from vines planted in 1949 on clay-limestone soils rich in fossils. In the glass, the austere, taut structure and the almost smoky reductive notes open up into an expression of freshness and energy, reminiscent of the first autumn rains. The wine impresses with its complex minerality, balanced without a trace of harshness, and reveals the unique characteristics of the old vineyard.