Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair… I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price.
Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it’s 100 EUR … and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further … but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin d`émotion experience … something very few vignerons can muster.
I have therefore decided to pick a “Winehog treat” almost (if I remember and if I find one) every week … a wine that “breaks the stems” but not the bank.
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Wine prices are not only about affording … it’s also about saying “no” to obvious restaurateur greed and some vignerons’ fantasy prices
“Winehog treat 1” – the aligoté “standard”
Aligoté should be affordable and drinkable … otherwise?!
A producer can produce other and more complex Aligotées that fulfil your palate in more complex and gratifying ways … but a basic and “standard” aligoté should be buvable without further reflection … just joy and satisfaction.
Producer: Domaine Sylvain Pataille
Sylvain Pataillle Bourgogne Aligoté 2022
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