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2022 Bourgogne Aligoté, Les Grandes Terres, Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Aligoté
Ready - at best (Drink 2023 - 2026)
Jasper Morris MW
85-87/100
Neal Martin
86-88/100
Product: 20228302548

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Description

This is a beautifully textured Aligoté from a 0.7-hectare parcel in the lower part of Volnay. The old vines moderate the yields here. Grapes were picked at the very end of the harvest, lending a rich texture to the wine. Fermented and aged in old barrels to add complexity and density, the wine has a charming almond note on the palate, alongside fresh herbs, green fruit and a mineral twist.

Barbara Drew MW, Content Officer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (March 2025)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - at best (2023 - 2026)
Grape List Aligoté
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur

Critics reviews

Jasper Morris MW 85-87/100

Clean yellow. Quite powerful if very fresh, white fruit and greengage. Tension with a little almond paste to soften the finish. All in barrel, with two barrels of skin contact as an experiment, blended in. 

Drink 2024 - 2026
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (Oct 2023)
Neal Martin 86-88/100

The 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté was fined one week before my visit. It has a straightforward bouquet, clean and fresh with orange zest, citrus fruit and a touch of menthol. The palate is well-balanced, again, not the most complex that I have tasted, but I like the almost Rhône-like pithiness on the finish.

All our vines are on the slopes, and we did not observe any stress in the Chardonnay,” Bitouzet-Prieur informs. “Beaune Les Aussy was the only vineyard that showed some signs of stress because the soils are so free-draining. We picked from August 25 until August 31. It was a normal length of harvest, even though the volume was higher. You didn’t have to look out for bunches that were not ripe. 

I find the 2022s fresher than the 2020s, with slightly lower alcohol. The 2020 vintage was precocious, and I think those wines will drink younger.” This is another domaine where the Volnay Clos des Chênes forms a high point, closely followed by the Caillerets. Amongst the whites, I particularly like the superb Meursault Santenots, which had the audacity to outshine the Les Perrières and Les Charmes.

Drink 2023 - 2027
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Jan 2024)

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