2018 Bouzeron Les Tournelles Blanc Borgeot 6 pack

100% Aligote

The Bouzeron wine region is a small communal appellation in the north-western corner of the Côte Chalonnaise wine region in Burgundy . Since February 17, 1998, it has had the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine made exclusively from the white Aligoté grape native to Burgundy. The vineyard area is around 51 hectares spread over the two communes of Bouzeron and Chassey-le-Camp. The average annual production between 2004 and 2008 was 2886 hectoliters.

Bouzeron is located just a few kilometers south of the wine-growing regions of Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay . The vineyards are located at an altitude of 270 m to 350 m on both sides of the municipality of Bouzeron on the slopes of the Montagne de l'Ermitage in the northwest and the Montagne de la Folie in the southeast. The climate is continental.

The vines grow on nutrient-poor clay and limestone soils, which are only a thin layer over rocky subsoil. The landscape was formed in the Middle and Upper Jurassic around 155 to 160 million years ago.

After Bouzeron had already been granted the status of Bourgogne Aligoté de Bouzeron in 1979, it was mainly the work of Aubert de Villaine , co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and one of the leading winemakers in Bouzeron, that led to a decisive improvement in the quality of the wines. The result was recognition as an independent appellation in 1998.

A special variety of the Aligoté grape is grown in the wine-growing region, the so-called Aligoté doré. It produces lower yields and more aromatic wines than its sister grape, Aligoté vert. The wines are characterized by pleasant freshness and minerality with hints of citrus fruits. The aging potential of the wines is low. They are best drunk within two to three years.