Galeyrand Bourgogne Aligoté "Poirossot"

Galeyrand's wines always manage to exceed the quality expectations one would have based on the appellations of origin on the label. The great producer moves more on the "fringe", where the "nobles" of the region have not looked. And his dedication to the promotion of Aligoté, just as his good friend Sylvain Pataille does, proves the point. Bringing the variety back into the limelight is a "victory" for the non-"aristocratic" side of Burgundy, whose more "fancy" Chardonnays often even their own producers can't afford. But it is also an important victory against a tradition that has been almost 'outlawed' for a century. Of the different Aligoté labels produced by Galeyrand, Poirossot comes from a vineyard in Rully in the Cote Chalonnaise on limestone soils. It's like "squeezing" the stone and drinking it in your glass. Smoky, mineral, sharp, crystalline, lemony, with acidity that stimulates the palate and great depth of flavour.