Bourgogne Aligoté is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for white wine produced from the Aligoté grape variety in the region of Burgundy in France. The AOC was created in 1937.
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Approximately 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) of Burgundy vineyards were devoted to the production of Bourgogne Aligoté in 2007, and the average annual production over the period 2003–2007 was 107,470 hectoliter.[1]
Production
editBourgogne Aligoté is a regional AOC, which means that the wines can be produced in all of the Burgundy region.[2] Since 1998, there is also a delimited AOC for Aligoté-based wines called Bouzeron, which used to be known as Bourgogne Aligoté Bouzeron.[3]
Grapes and wine style
editWhile the primary grape is Aligoté, AOC regulations allow up to 15% Chardonnay to be blended into these wines.[3] The wines tend to be light and acidic in style, and are usually unoaked, in contrast to many of Burgundy's more common and more noted Chardonnay-based white wines. Bourgogne Aligoté is frequently mixed together with crème de cassis to make kir, a traditional pre-dinner drink.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Burgundy Wines: Bourgogne Aligoté fact sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Burgundy Wines: Regional appellations Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 12, 2008
- ^ a b INAO: AOC Bourgogne aligoté appellation regulations, updated until January 14, 2007 (in French)