From ungrafted (pie franco) vines grown just a few miles from the Atlantic
The 2023 delivers both freshness and generosity in equal measure
Especially when it’s from Aux Mazoyères
followed by layers of anise
it becomes something truly profound
Henri Germain, Bourgogne Aligote, 2020 grower champagne From ungrafted (pie franco) vinesDomaine Henri Germain is a tightly held Meursault address now run by Jean Francois Germain, who farms organically with very low yields, hand harvests, and bottles with minimal intervention and little new oak. That serious white Burgundy pedigree carries straight into the humble Aligote, the region's underdog white grape, made here from a parcel in Meursault. The 2020 was a warm, ripe vintage, so this has more flesh than your typical zippy Aligote