Place: Mercurey - Burgundy, France

Variety: Aligote

Farming: Organic

Domaine Theulot Juillot traces its roots back to the early 20th century, when Marguerite and Emile Juillot arrived in Mercurey, plucking out six parcels in the sweet spot of its golden crescent—the croissant-shaped band of hillsides directly north of the village.

Their Aligote comes from a relatively newly purchased parcel of fruit vineyard located on the plateau, opposite the Mercurey cooperage. Fermented and raised in old oak, it is considerable fleshier than the average expression and thus more gastronomic.