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Guillaume Lafon, Bourgogne Aligote, 2024

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Guillaume Lafon
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Guillaume Lafon treats Aligote as his laboratory. The fruit comes from organically farmed, century-old vines near Bouze-les-Beaune, and the wine never sees a barrel: gently pressed, then sixteen months in stainless steel under a nitrogen blanket with minimal sulfur, a deliberate step toward eventually making the wine with none added at all. What lands in the glass is Aligote with nothing in the way, vibrant and saline and direct. The 2024 vintage is the first to carry Guillaume's name, taking over the project his father Dominique started in 2008 as a freer counterpoint to Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Burgundy's other white grape rarely gets taken this seriously.

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More about Guillaume Lafon

This is one of the most interesting new labels in the Côte de Beaune, and it comes with a famous surname attached. Guillaume Lafon is Dominique Lafon's son, and with the 2024 vintage he takes over the personal project his father started in 2008 as a freer, more experimental counterpoint to the family's Domaine des Comtes Lafon.

Guillaume took the long way in. He studied philosophy and science and worked in software before training in viticulture and oenology in Beaune, then did time at Marquis d'Angerville, at Lingua Franca in Oregon, and in the vines with his father. Since 2015 the wines have been made at Château de Bligny-lès-Beaune, a shared winery modeled on the American custom-crush model.

The vineyards, farmed on organic and biodynamic principles, include Meursault Narvaux, Volnay and Volnay 1er Cru Les Lurets, plus Bourgogne Blanc from parcels in Meursault and Puligny. Guillaume is preparing them for a warmer Burgundy, mixing horse plowing with trials of higher trellising and electric crawler tractors.

The house rule is that you shouldn't be able to taste the winemaking: whole-cluster pressed, native-yeast whites with little or no bâtonnage, and destemmed, lightly extracted reds. Expect tension and transparency rather than oak and weight.

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters and shellfish, fresh goat cheese, herb-heavy salads, a plate of charcuterie.

Tasting Profile

Dry and taut. Lemon, green apple, crushed stone, a saline snap on the finish. Light-bodied, high acid, no oak.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Aligote

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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