Domaine Lafouge Bourgogne Aligoté 2023

Domaine Lafouge Bourgogne Aligoté 2023

Serious white Burgundy disguised as humble Bourgogne, Lafouge’s old-vine Aligoté 2023 unleashes palate-staining intensity that shatters every preconception of the grape. Sixty-year-old vines on the cool, north-facing slope of Auxey-Duresses channel laser-bright citrus and saline minerality into a wine of surprising depth and drive. A full year in stainless steel preserves its crystalline freshness. Just 4.700 bottles were produced.

Producer: Domaine Lafouge
Vintage: 2023
Designation: Bourgogne Aligoté
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Sous le Châtelet, Sous le Bois, Les Fontaines
Variety: Aligoté
Average Vine Age: 60 years
Soils & Exposure: North-facing slope of the Auxey-Duresses valley
Fermentation: Hand-harvested; 3 h pressing; 24 h settling; fermentation in stainless-steel tanks
Élevage: 12 months in stainless steel; light fining and filtration to preserve freshness
Alcohol: 12%
Total Production: 4.700

The Domaine
Domaine Lafouge has quietly stewarded Auxey-Duresses vineyards since 1650, yet under sixth-generation vigneron Maxime Lafouge the cellar now punches far above its weight. Farming lutte raisonnée and harvesting entirely by hand, the family crafts whites and reds that rival better-known Meursault addresses while remaining refreshingly modest in price. Rarité is proud to serve as the estate’s Danish partner, offering allocations that vanish quickly among in-the-know Burgundy collectors.