Domaine Sylvain Cathiard - Bourgogne Aligote 2022

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The Aligoté grapes used for the Domaine's only white wine come from a total of 2.26 hectares of vineyards. A tiny 0.13 hectares situated in the commune of Nuits Saint Georges and 2.13 hectares in Villers-La-Faye in the Hautes Côtes are the sources. The vines in Nuits Saint Georges were planted in 2013, while those in Villers are impressively between 50 to 80 years old. These two vineyards are characterized by their deep clay soils. The winemaking process involves spontaneous yeast fermentation and aging for a period of 6 months in stainless steel tanks.

Sylvain Cathiard’s grandfather, a foundling from Savoie, came to Burgundy and found work with Domaine de la Romanée Conti (DRC) and Lamarche, subsequently buying a few parcels of vineyards for himself. His son André Cathiard began to bottle some of the crop. In due course Sylvain began work with his father but then separated to start his own small domaine, until on his father’s retirement in 1995, Sylvain could take back the family vineyards on a renting agreement. He has now been joined by his son Sébastien, and a spacious new cellar is currently under construction. The Cathiards have 5.5 hectares of vineyards in Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-St-Georges and Chambolle-Musigny, including tiny holdings in Clos de Vougeot and Romanée-St-Vivant. A recent addition (from 2006) to the range is the Nuits-St-Georges Aux Thorey. This is not a complicated domaine: the vines are looked after meticulously with the fruit being sorted on a table de tri and destalked. After fermentation the wines go into barrel, with 50 per cent new oak for the village wines and 100 per cent for premier cru and above. Most of the barrels come from one cooper, Rémond, albeit with the wood sourced from different forests. The wines in their youth have an exceptional energy and purity of fruit.

 

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Producer	Domaine Sylvain Cathiard
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Varietal	Aligote
Vintage	2022
Sku	17492
Size	750ml