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Domaine Lafarge Bourgogne Aligoté 2021
Vintage Character
Domaine Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Aligoté 2021 is a Bourgogne Aligoté from Burgundy, drawn from one of the category’s most respected old-vine sources. The 2021 vintage was marked by severe spring frost and a cool growing season, yielding a smaller crop with bright acidity and finely etched definition; in Burgundy, it is often valued for its precision and classic balance. Lafarge’s Aligoté is especially distinctive because it comes from old vines, including plantings dating to 1937, giving uncommon concentration to a wine rooted in Burgundy’s limestone-rich soils and its hallmark mineral tension.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
On the nose, it offers green apple, lemon peel, white flowers and crushed stone, followed by subtle lees-derived notes of fresh bread and a light creamy nuance. The palate is taut and lively, with high acidity, a light-bodied frame and a chalky, saline thread that carries the citrus and orchard-fruit core into a clean, persistent finish. This is an incisive, elegant white that works beautifully with oysters, grilled sole with brown butter, or Japanese tempura vegetables.
Winery Background
Based in Volnay, Domaine Michel Lafarge is one of Burgundy’s reference-point artisanal estates, admired for wines that privilege transparency, finesse and a strong sense of place. The family has deep roots in the Côte de Beaune, and under Frédéric Lafarge the domaine has farmed biodynamically since the late 1990s, with careful hand-harvesting and a low-intervention philosophy in both vineyard and cellar. The estate’s reputation rests on its quiet rigor: meticulous farming, respect for old vines, and restrained élevage designed to let site and season speak clearly, even in its regional Aligoté.
Domaine Michel Lafarge Bourgogne Aligoté 2021 is a Bourgogne Aligoté from Burgundy, drawn from one of the category’s most respected old-vine sources. The 2021 vintage was marked by severe spring frost and a cool growing season, yielding a smaller crop with bright acidity and finely etched definition; in Burgundy, it is often valued for its precision and classic balance. Lafarge’s Aligoté is especially distinctive because it comes from old vines, including plantings dating to 1937, giving uncommon concentration to a wine rooted in Burgundy’s limestone-rich soils and its hallmark mineral tension.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
On the nose, it offers green apple, lemon peel, white flowers and crushed stone, followed by subtle lees-derived notes of fresh bread and a light creamy nuance. The palate is taut and lively, with high acidity, a light-bodied frame and a chalky, saline thread that carries the citrus and orchard-fruit core into a clean, persistent finish. This is an incisive, elegant white that works beautifully with oysters, grilled sole with brown butter, or Japanese tempura vegetables.
Winery Background
Based in Volnay, Domaine Michel Lafarge is one of Burgundy’s reference-point artisanal estates, admired for wines that privilege transparency, finesse and a strong sense of place. The family has deep roots in the Côte de Beaune, and under Frédéric Lafarge the domaine has farmed biodynamically since the late 1990s, with careful hand-harvesting and a low-intervention philosophy in both vineyard and cellar. The estate’s reputation rests on its quiet rigor: meticulous farming, respect for old vines, and restrained élevage designed to let site and season speak clearly, even in its regional Aligoté.
Product details
Wine TypeWhite
WineryDomaine Lafouge
Grape VarietiesAligoté
WinemakerGilles Lafouge
CountryFrance
Expert RatingBH 87
RegionBurgundy
SweetnessDry
Sub-regionBourgogne Aligoté
Alcohol Level12.0
Classification (Ranking)Bourgogne
Format750ml
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