Catherine et Claude Maréchal Bourgogne-Aligoté

Coteaux - Burgundy - Jura (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany) : *** All wines tasted double-blind, quickly decanted right before the tasting*** Clear, pale golden color. Oaky, reductive nose, some flint, mellow apple. Dense and nice. On the palate also quite reductive, noticeable oak. High, ripe acidity, very mineral, nice density and grip. Good length. Young, with clear upscale ptential. 89-90+

100% Aligoté. Aged in predominantly old oak barrels for 10 months. 12,5% alcohol. Very pale whitish-yellow color. The nose feels youthful, sweetish and a bit restrained with somewhat primary aromas of pear juice, some ripe Golden Delicious apple, light creamy oak tones, a little bit of persimmon and a hint of cantaloupe. The wine feels ripe, somewhat rich and a bit linear on the palate with a medium body and vibrant flavors of juicy white fruits and yellow apple, some …