Quantities are tiny from this sought-after no-additions Burgundy grower. Delicate, understated Pinot Noir with an underlying, uplifting energy. Find out more.
About the wine
We’re very happy to have received a handful of the 2022 Aligoté from Domaine Dandelion; a tiny, sought-after, no-additions Burgundy grower. Made with 100% Aligoté harvested from two old parcels, each plot with its own terroir and unique character, bringing impeccable balance to the finished wine.
The first parcel, ‘Vigne de Cret’ is a quarter-hectare which sits close to the couples home. Planted in the 1940s, it offers good yields despite its age, the soils here are rich and soft – and is believed to have once been a veg patch. The second parcel, ‘Goutte d'Or’ is a steep half-hectare that has some of the oldest vines, with just one third planted to Aligoté in 1944 (the rest to Pinot Noir and Gamay). Aligoté struggles here, on the hills that have very little top-soil - straight into the limestone - but it produces beautiful yellow, freckled berries. With not much accessible nitrogen, co-fermenting with the lively ‘Vigne de Cret’ Aligoté makes a great combination.
After hand-harvesting, the grapes are basket pressed directly into 500L barrels for 18 months aging before bottling with no additions. All movements are done by gravity.
Everything here is done by hand (even the labels! Made in an old paper press and include real flowers from the vineyards) and production is tiny. We have only a handful of bottles to go around.
About Domaine Dandelion
Morgane & Christian are a couple working just over 2 hectares of vines around the Beaune to produce a mere 5000 bottles a year of pure, bright and singular Burgundy. Christian is Australian and met Morgane, a native Burgundian, whilst manning his espresso cart at a market in Beaune. They work their vineyards according biodynamic principles and we think it's fair to say that they could be the only growers in our shop who spray their vines with raw milk rather than chemical herbicides or pesticides. The resulting wine is delicate, nuanced and a real find considering how difficult it can be for small scale vignerons to exist in this part of France with the price of land being so high. Needless to say we have just a handful of bottles.
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