Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron, 2018

This wine is made from 100% Aligoté, sourced from 17 different parcels in Bouzeron. The wine is fermented in wood foudres, and there is VERY minimal intervention in the cellar. The juice is raised on its lees for 10-12 months. Aubert de Villaine deserves the accolades he receives. We would pair this with grilled sea bream and a fresh cucumber, tomato, and grapefruit salad, dressed in a light herby vinaigrette. Heir to one of the most enviable wine legacies of all time, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the young Aubert was more interested in literature and law than wine. After spending time in New York working for an importer of Burgundian wines, he finally returned home in the mid-nineteen sixties to assume his role as co-director of DRC. In the 70's, he sought a fresh start and settled in Bouzeron to begin his Domaine.