• Sylvain Pataille

    • Bourgogne Aligoté Les Champ Forey

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.3 ha (0.74 ac)
    • Variety: Aligoté doré
    • Vine Age: Planted from 1932 to 1961
    • Terroir: 250-meters' elevation, east-facing, gravelly limestone soil.
    • Viticulture: Certified organic, biodynamic methods, goblet trained, 14,000 vines/ha.
    • Vinification: Pressed with a vertical press, ambient yeast fermentation, aged for 12 months in used oak barrels, minimal SO2 added at bottling.

    Additional Info

    Etymology: Champ means field. The land must have belonged to a family named Forey.

    Only 75 cases of this cuvée are produced each year.