{"title":"Aligoté","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most of the twentieth century Aligoté existed to be mixed with a splash of crème de cassis and called Kir. It was Burgundy's leftover grape, planted on the flatter, less prized ground that Chardonnay did not want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBouzeron changes the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat reputation is dated. Bouzeron, in the Côte Chalonnaise, is the only village in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/burgundy\"\u003eBurgundy\u003c\/a\u003e with its own appellation for Aligoté rather than Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, and its wines show why growers now take the grape seriously: high acidity carried by real texture, citrus and a flinty, saline finish that improves for years rather than fading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe serious end\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomaine Ponsot's Morey-Saint-Denis Clos des Monts Luisants, planted in 1911 and technically a premier cru, is the grape's most celebrated single site, made from vines old enough that the appellation authorities still classify the wine as Aligoté rather than downgrade it. Lalou Bize-Leroy's d'Auvenay estate makes an equally serious version, proof that Aligoté rewards the same low yields and old vines that define great \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chardonnay\"\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Aligoté the same as Chardonnay?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, a separate variety with higher natural acidity and less body. It was long considered Chardonnay's inferior neighbour, but old-vine examples from Bouzeron and a handful of premier cru sites show it can age and impress on its own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is Bouzeron?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA village appellation in Burgundy's Côte Chalonnaise reserved entirely for Aligoté, the only place in Burgundy where the grape gets that recognition rather than being blended into generic Bourgogne Aligoté.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShould I still use Aligoté for a Kir?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can, and cheaper examples are still made with that in mind. 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