Roisin Curley Aligote

Country: France  Region: Burgundy  Varietal: Aligote

Vintage: 2022  Category: White Wine  Colour: White

Producer: Roisin Curley

Róisín is not only a winemaker and micro-negociant (which means that she buys the grapes rather than owning the vineyards), she is a full-time pharmacist in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, and she is also a Master of Wine.

The enthusiasm she had for wine led to Róisín exchanging her hobby for an incredible alternate life which, via lengthy studies, led her to work in Chateau Latour (yes, that Chateau Latour), Chateau Grillet in the Rhone, and Geisenheim in the Rhein and Montpelier. And finally, to Burgundy where she is making just wonderful wines, but never enough for all of us.

This is a beautiful expression of Burgundy's "Second" white variety and is perfumed, floral and precise, but offers more than others of this variety on account of the careful handling and vinification that Róisín practices. It has attractively high acidity that is met with white and green-fruit flavours, carried onto a long finish. This is a very special Burgundy: it happens to be made from Aligoté. Broadly speaking, Róisín gives her wines a very light fining and filtration in order to preserve the natural character of the grapes terroir as much as possible. Indeed, some of her wines are left completely unfiltered. For the winemaking itself, she uses concrete tanks or small vats for fermentation, but seldom made with new oak.

Tasting Notes: This white is gorgeously elegant and fresh with zippy acidity. Savoury minerality and creamy on the palette backed up by some lovely fresh citrus, this is drinking beautifully.