2019 Bourgogne Aligoté En Coulezain, Les Horées
This is the only white that Catharina makes. The grapes come from Volnay, and, though Aligoté can tend to underripeness, these have achieved a very elegant and ripe 13.5%. She vinified it in two parts: one with five days skin contact, the other without, and blended them after malolactic fermentation. There is a brilliant concentration and energy in the wine, with an apple and lemon zing. Who needs Chardonnay when Aligoté can be this good?