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• renwom Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 28, 2024 - This was delicious and seems to have really matured with some age. Coravined this a couple of times as I was in and out of town the last couple of weeks, and didn't want to fully open the bottle; the first time felt a bit thin, but finally opened it tonight (about half a bottle left), and it was just delicious with a rich, rounded mouthfeel. Golden yellow in color, strong lime and some green apple on the nose and palette, with just a wisp of grapefruit on the finish if you're gulping this. Structure, acidity, fruit all dancing together perfectly right now. Lip smackingly good.

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• kp52 wrote: 89 points

  April 8, 2022 - Opened the bottle with an open mind - more on the citrusy, lemony side of the things: green apples, preserved lemon, tangy acidity. 13%. So my guess is it was harvested quite early. I would have preferred a bit more ripeness but body was more than ample. Not exactly a lean wine, but a little bit too acid for my palate. Or maybe I am not used to drinking aligoté...

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• Standard Bearer wrote:

  July 11, 2021 - Pretty good. Had with chicken. Not as tasty as the kopinas.

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• Bakerbd Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 30, 2021 - Green apple, saline

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• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  March 16, 2021 - A single-vineyard Aligoté from a 0,17-hectare parcel. Fermented with indigenous yeasts using a pied de cuve. Aged for 12 months in mostly used oak barrels ranging from 228 to 600 liters in size. Bottled with a minimal addition of SO2. 13% alcohol.
  
  Lemon-yellow color. Expressive, somewhat sweet-toned and rather creamy nose with aromas of fresh apple and greengage, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of leesy yeast and a hint of toasty oak spice. The wine feels lively, firm and quite acid-driven on the palate with a medium body and slightly oak-forward flavors of fresh red apples. greengage and pomelo, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of savory oak spice, light notes of tangy salinity, a hint of sappy herbal spice and a touch of melted butter. The bright, almost bracing acidity lends great sense of focus and structure to the wine. The finish is dry, complex and quite lengthy with persistent, mouthwatering flavors of tart green apples and tangy salinity, some savory wood spice, a little bit of sweeter toasty oak, light creamy notes of panna cotta and a hint of lemony citrus fruit.
  
  At first the wine seemed rather oaky, but it turned out to be remarkably bright, fresh and harmonious on the palate. With some air the woodier tones take a step back and the wine seems to come together much better. Not the most classic Aligoté in the sense that this could actually pass for a serious, well-made 1er Cru Burgundy. Perhaps a bit all over the place at the moment, yet nevertheless manages to deliver quite a bit of pleasure already. I can imagine this will turn out quite fantastic with age, given that the oaky tones integrate better with the fruit over the years. Although the wine does exhibit quite a bit of ripeness, which is to be expected from this solar year, the acidity is simply outstanding here. An outstanding example of premium Aligoté - expect the score to go up with age. Highly recommended.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Chanterêves
• Varietal Aligoté
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Les Chagniots
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bourgogne-Aligoté
• UPC Code 3554770107591

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