Comte Liger-Belair, Bourgogne Aligoté 2020

Comte Liger-Belair, Bourgogne Aligoté 2020
This is not your typical Aligoté. Coming from one of Burgundy’s most revered domaines, the wine is vinified and elevated with the same care as the estate’s top cuvées, and it shows.

The nose is delicate yet focused, with white flowers, crushed limestone, lemon zest, and a faint green almond bitterness that brings tension. On the palate, it’s linear, driven, and almost architectural — the kind of Aligoté that quietly demands attention through finesse rather than weight.

Raised in old oak barrels with minimal intervention, the wine develops a fine textural grip that never overwhelms its saline edge. A whisper of lees-derived creaminess gives lift to the crystalline citrus and orchard fruit core. The minerality here is unmistakable — chalky, pure, and long, leaving a lingering imprint of wet stone and subtle spice.

This is a wine that redefines the potential of the Aligoté grape in the right hands and terroir. Don’t expect rusticity or fruit-forward charm; instead, this offers restraint, tension, and quiet complexity. Ideal as an aperitif or alongside oysters, Comté, or lightly grilled fish. While drinking beautifully now, it has the backbone and energy to age gracefully for another 5–7 years.