More about 2020 Domaine Roblet-Monnot Nerthus Bourgogne Aligote Burgundy is synonymous with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; however, a few vineyards grow lesser-known varieties, such as Aligoté. It takes a lot to stand up to the quality and hierarchy of the region. Still, Aligoté represents six percent of plantings in Burgundy, and it's beginning to make a comeback thanks to increased knowledge in the vineyard, restricting yields and creating more intensely captivating fruit. Vineyard Profile Vineyard in Haute Côte de Beaune, Marange area. Plot: La Côte de Nantoux Average Vine Age: 35 years Soil: Calcium-rich limestone Harvest Notes Hand harvested in the morning Grapes a little crushed before pressing for about 3 hours Decanted for 24 hours before racked to French oak barrels Fermentation and malolactic fermentation using only indigenous yeast and without sulfites in 228 liter and 300 liter barrels Aged 1 year in barrel Wine transferred to stainless steel tanks with small addition of sulfur under carbonic atmosphere Aged 9 more months in tank 2 months before bottling the sulfite level is adjusted