it becomes something truly profound
100% whole cluster fermented with native yeast
The 2023 delivers both freshness and generosity in equal measure
landscape architect to Louis XIV
From ungrafted (pie franco) vines grown just a few miles from the Atlantic
Henri Germain, Bourgogne Aligote, 2020 grower champagne it becomes something truly profoundDomaine Henri Germain is a tightly held Meursault address now run by Jean Francois Germain, who farms organically with very low yields, hand harvests, and bottles with minimal intervention and little new oak. That serious white Burgundy pedigree carries straight into the humble Aligote, the region's underdog white grape, made here from a parcel in Meursault. The 2020 was a warm, ripe vintage, so this has more flesh than your typical zippy Aligote