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2022 Bourgogne Aligoté, Aligato, Cuvée Z, La Soufrandière, Bret Brothers

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Aligoté
Ready - at best (Drink 2023 - 2026)
Allen Meadows
87/100
Jasper Morris MW
88/100
Neal Martin
88/100
Product: 20228016643

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2022 Bourgogne Aligoté, Aligato, Cuvée Z, La Soufrandière, Bret Brothers

Description

From an east-facing parcel just underneath the Roche de Vergisson, this has a delicate nose of white flowers and nice aromas of lemon curd and citrus fruits. Good salinity and tension make this very enjoyable now, but it has good potential to develop further.

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Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Maturity Ready - at best (2023 - 2026)
Grape List Aligoté
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Bret Bros.

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 87/100

The ‘Aligato’ cuvée is a play on the Japanese word arigato, meaning thank you and comes from a .3 ha parcel.

A very spicy and overtly citrus-inflected nose gives way to unusually dense and super-saline flavours that terminate in a refreshing, bitter lemon-inflected finish. While this could easily be enjoyed now, it has the stuffing to potentially reward a few years of cellaring.

Drink from 2023 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Oct 2021)
Jasper Morris MW 88/100

Picked 1st September. Planted in La Bonnode St-Véran). Bottled in the summer without filtration.

Mid lemon yellow. A smoky element to the nose with some residual Aligoté vivacity. Despite the early picking by traditional Aligoté standards), this is ripe, suave, and quite delicious. The skins add their note of tannin to the texture.

Drink 2024 - 2026
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (Mar 2024)
Neal Martin 88/100

The 2022 Aligoté Cuvée Arigato comes from Saint-Véran not Japan) with 10mg of SO2 added just before bottling. It has a stony, almost gravelly bouquet with touches of cooking apple and pear developing with time in the glass. The palate is fresh and vibrant, maybe not quite as sophisticated as the aromatics, with decent weight and a hint of pink grapefruit towards the finish.

Drink 2024 - 2029
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Aug 2024)

About this wine

Aligoté

A grape that was first recorded in Burgundy in the 18th century and is still planted almost exclusively there, though there are limited plantings in Bulgaria, Moldavia and even California. It is a moderate-yielding grape that tends to perform best on south-east facing slopes and in warm, dry years.
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Bourgogne Aligoté

Bourgogne Aligoté

Located in Burgundy, Bourgogne Aligoté is renowned for producing crisp and refreshing white wines primarily from the Aligoté grape variety. Known for their lively acidity and citrus notes, the wines offer a delightful alternative to the more famous Chardonnay-based wines of the region. The terroir of Bourgogne Aligoté imparts unique mineral nuances, resulting in wines with a distinct character and finesse, perfect for pairing with light dishes.
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Bret Bros.

Grandfather Bret bought this property in Vinzelles in 1947. In 2000 Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret took their vineyards out of the local co-operative and established their Domaine de la Soufrandière (see here for the wine selection from la Soufrandière) with 4 hectares of vines entirely in the appellation of Pouilly Vinzelles. They have also developed a negociant activity using the name Bret Brothers. Previous experience between them includes stages at Ridge and Newton in California and Comte Lafon in Burgundy. Most of their vines are in a perfectly situated east facing slope of Vinzelles called Les Quarts, on Bajocian limestone with a high silica/quartz content. The vineyards have been farmed organically since 2000, with biodynamic principles being progressively introduced. The grapes, both their own and those purchased, are picked in small containers, then whole bunch pressed in the tinailler (local Maconnais and Beaujolais word for cuverie) before descending by gravity to the barrel cellar. They are currently all taken out of barrel for bottling after 11 months.
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