Marquis d'Angerville - Aligote 2021

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Made from a plot located in the town of Volnay, on its eastern part, which is not on the hillside. The soils are quite deep, very clayey and not very calcareous. Domaine Marquis d'Angerville had two plots totaling around 40 acres located in the locality of Monpoulain. In 2019, the opportunity arose to acquire a contiguous plot with an area of approximately 22 acres.

Aligoté is the "other white grape of Burgundy." While Chardonnay may be the most famous white varietal in Burgundy, there is another: Aligoté. Recorded in Burgundy in the 1700s, Aligoté was once widely planted, but almost died out in the early 20th century after the 19th century phylloxera epidemic wiped out most of the vineyards. It is undergoing a renaissance in the 21st century, however.

We’ve been fans of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville for as long as we’ve loved Burgundy and while there are other excellent expressions of Volnay, for us the identity of the village is encapsulated here. A list of their holdings touches all of the village’s great terroirs, including one of the most picturesque vineyards in Volnay and a monopole of the estate, Clos des Ducs.

The domaine started bottling its own production in the 1920s after the current Marquis’ grandfather, Sem d’Angerville, stood up to the negociants’ corrupt blending practices. As a result and in defiance of them, he became one of the first Burgundy domains to estate bottle their wines. Today the estate is led by Guillaume d’Angerville, farmed immaculately, and is producing some of the best wines in the entire Cote d’Or.

 

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Producer	Marquis d'Angerville
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Varietal	Aligote
Vintage	2021
Sku	17466
Size	750ml