Domaine de Villaine is the private holding of Aubert de Villaine, the co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which is now managed by his nephew Pierre de Benoïst. It is here in the village of Bouzeron that the white Aligoté grape is allowed to truly flourish, by being planted on the best terroir, on the slopes, leading to ripe, honeyed fruit and an elegant mineral backbone. This is an elegant appetising wine with great personality.
Bouzeron is the first village of the Côte Chalonnaise, an enclave which was identified by the monks of Cluny in the Middle-Ages, as having a particularly favourable terroir. Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, and...
The wine region of Burgundy provides a multitude of different appellations and vineyards split between numerous individual owners, each with varying degrees of competence and experience. Thus buying and enjoying Burgundy can appear to be a complex and exasperating process for wine consumers. However, for fervent admirers...
Aligoté is a white wine grape variety that was first recorded in Burgundy in the 18th century and is still planted almost exclusively there; although there are limited plantings of the variety in Bulgaria, Moldavia and even California. For winemakers...
