Aligoté
Clos du Roy 2019
Sylvain Pataille

Grape Variety: Aligoté

Producer: Sylvain Pataille

Region: Marsannay, Burgundy, France

Wild Scale: 1/5

Vegan friendly wine

Winemaking: Organic/biodynamic Aligoté grapes were hand harvested from two different plots. Fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeast. Aged for 12 months in old barrels and a further 6 months in steel.  Bottled with a touch of filtration and added sulphur.

This Wine: Superb Aligoté from a tiny plot of vines that was planted nearly 100 years ago. Medium bodied and excellently balanced. There aren't too many winemakers that know and care more about the Aligoté grape than Sylvain. He is one of the 5 founding members of the Aligoteurs association that is dedicated to championing Burgundy's secondary white variety. 

Notes on the Winemaker: Sylvain Pataille is an expert Burgundian winemaker who independently consults for over 20 other producers in the region but also uses biodynamic practices to farm his own 17 hectares in and around the Marsannay appellation. He has the rare ability to create reds and whites of equal prestige (and even rosé too) and uses minimal sulphur and new oak.