# Bourgogne Aligoté (2024)

- **Producer:** Lamblin & Fils
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Aligoté
- **Region:** Burgundy, France
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €15
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** apple, pear, lemon, grapefruit, blossom, grass, butter, cream

## About this wine

Lamblin & Fils is one of the oldest estates in the Chablis region, with a winemaking history dating back to 1690. While internationally renowned for their Chablis, they also apply their generations of expertise to regional Burgundian treasures. This Bourgogne Aligoté highlights Burgundy's traditional 'other' white grape, sourced from vineyards featuring classic clay-limestone soils that impart a distinct, refreshing mineral character.

## Interesting facts

- Lamblin & Fils is one of the oldest active wine estates in Burgundy, tracing its roots back to 1690.
- Aligoté is Burgundy's second white grape variety, historically famous as the essential base for a traditional Kir cocktail.
- This wine is vinified entirely in stainless steel to preserve its electric, mouth-watering acidity.

## Food pairing

The high acidity and crisp minerality of Bourgogne Aligoté make it an exceptional palate cleanser. It cuts beautifully through rich, creamy textures like goat cheese and butter sauces, while its clean, saline finish mirrors the natural briny freshness of shellfish and seafood.

## Wine making process

The winemaking process is designed to preserve the vibrant, primary fruit characteristics of the Aligoté grape. Fermentation takes place entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Following fermentation, the wine undergoes partial malolactic fermentation to gently soften the grape's naturally high acidity, and is aged on its fine lees for several months before filtration and bottling.