Claire Naudin // feat. in PUNCH Magazine

Crib Sheet: Getting to Know Aligoté, the Bernie Sanders of Burgundian Grapes

by Jonne Bonne

excerpt:

“The Naturalist

2013 Claire Naudin Le Clou 34 Vin de France | $35
While there’s great pleasure in Naudin’s more traditional aligoté, bottled under Domaine Naudin-Ferrand, it’s easy to see why her Clou 34 has found a modern audience: no sulfur dioxide, for one thing (versus a bit in the Bourgogne Aligoté), a choice which can make a white wine plumper, but here actually adds precision. There’s still plenty of texture—more than enough to match chardonnay—but with a distinctly savory side.

A debate persists as to just what the Hautes-Côtes area can offer Burgundy, given its lower land costs. Naudin’s old vines of aligoté sit west of, and higher up than, Côte d’Or vineyards—yet they’re only about four kilometers from the hill of Corton. It’s a potentially impressive neighborhood for aligoté.”

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