Henri Prudhon & Fils
Bourgogne Aligote
Over 37 vintages of tasting Prudhon’s wines, I cannot recall one single bottle that didn’t over-deliver or represent anything other than massive value. This may be the most underrated estate in Burgundy, and this Aligoté is Exhibit 1 in my argument: sea salty, mineral, Meyer lemon and palpable electricity. Forget the grape variety: this is simply extraordinary white wine. Unfined, unfiltered, already throwing tartrates...so the mouthfeel and complexity suggest a decant and aeration. Aligoté can’t be any better than this.
Over 37 vintages of tasting Prudhon’s wines, I cannot recall one single bottle that didn’t over-deliver or represent anything other than massive value. This may be the most underrated estate in Burgundy, and this Aligoté is Exhibit 1 in my argument: sea salty, mineral, Meyer lemon and palpable electricity. Forget the grape variety: this is simply extraordinary white wine. Unfined, unfiltered, already throwing tartrates...so the mouthfeel and complexity suggest a decant and aeration. Aligoté can’t be any better than this.
Sep 6th, 2019