Country: France, Burgundy, Bouzeron

Vinification: Vines are grown exclusively on the slopes: the nutrient-poor, limestone-rich soil allows precise yield control, while a warm microclimate favours the ripening of the grapes. Upon being gathered and sorted by hand, the grapes go immediately into a pneumatic press. Pressing is slow and gentle to obtain clear, non-astringent juice. The musts ferment in tanks or oak tuns at controlled temperatures to preserve each wine`s freshness and specific aromatic traits.

Tasting Notes: Lower yield and aromatic wine, fruity but also with finesse and roundness that spring from the essential nature of the terroir. To best appreciate the freshness and fruit, Bouzeron would be drunk young, within two or three years. To allow the wine to fully develop fullness and "fatness", age it for up to ten years.

Food Pairing: seafood or with several cheeses (goat cheese, Cantal, Beaufort, Parmesan, Roquefort, etc.

Domaine de Villaine
The winery of the de Villaine family, co-owners of the legendary Domaine de la Rommanée-Conti, is considered the highly regarded jewel of the Cote Chalonnaise. With great devotion, they dedicate themselves in particular to the cultivation of the Aligoté as the unfortunately often misunderstood and sidelined great classic among the grape varieties of Burgundy. De Villaines` decades of work around the Aligoté made a significant contribution to the fact that Bouzeron, the only municipal appellation for this grape variety in Burgundy, was created in 1997. Like the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the Domaine de Villaine, which is run by Aubert de Villaine`s nephew, Pierre de Benoist, also uses biodynamic farming.

Case Bottles: 6