2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Aligote Natural An absolutely quintessential left bank

An absolutely quintessential left bank Bordeaux

Pair with pan-fried cod and French fries

Decant it now or give it a few years

Julien Prélat farms with organic principles and extremely low yields

2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Aligote Natural An absolutely quintessential left bankFewer than 350 cases made. Pear, bread dough, white flowers, lemon curd, a saline mineral finish and a richness and depth that stops you in your tracks for a regional Aligot. This is "Raisins Dors" the golden berried, late ripening biotype of Aligot, planted in 1937 on deep clay limestone in Volnay, whole cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, aged 1518 months in used barrel. Certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic. The Lafarge