Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Aligoté 2017

Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Aligoté 2017
Few white wines reach cult status, yet Lalou Bize-Leroy’s Bourgogne Aligoté 2017 does so effortlessly. Drawn from venerable vines scattered across the Côte d’Or and farmed under rigorous biodynamics, it delivers a tensile, saline palate where lemon pulp, green apple skin and chalk dust unfurl with grand cru authority. The low yielding 2017 harvest amplifies depth without sacrificing the electrically fresh spine, setting a benchmark that shames many pricier appellations.

Producer: Domaine Leroy
Vintage: 2017
Designation: Bourgogne Aligoté
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Multiple old-vine plots across the Côte d’Or
Variety: Aligoté
Average Vine Age: 65 years
Soils & Exposure: Limestone-rich clay, varied expositions, 250-350 m elevation
Fermentation: Hand-harvested at minute yields; whole-cluster pressed; indigenous yeasts; fermentation in 228 L barrels
Élevage: 12 months in older French oak; bâtonnage as needed; bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO₂
Alcohol: 12.5 % vol.
Total Production: 3.000 

The Domaine
Domaine Leroy stands at the summit of biodynamic Burgundy, guided since 1988 by the visionary Lalou Bize-Leroy, former co-manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Every parcel is tended with microscopic precision, yields are ruthlessly restricted, and each barrel scrutinised for absolute purity. The resulting wines marry haunting perfume to profound density, earning near-mythic status among collectors. Allocations remain vanishingly small and fiercely contested the moment they appear.