Domaine Boris Champy - Bourgogne Aligoté Doré - Mass selection 2020
The Domaine Boris Champy is located in Nantoux , in the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy . Boris Champy is from Champagne and has a degree in oenology. He worked for 10 years in Napa Valley in California before becoming technical director of Maison Louis Latour. He was also manager and oenologist at the famous Clos des Lambrays. All terrain, he was the initiator of an association for the protection of the environment, is a triathlete, crossed the bay of San Fransisco by swimming and completed the pilgrimage from Dijon to Santiago de Compostela. The Domaine was founded by Didier Montchovet in 1984. With the complete management of the vineyard, the cellar and the stocks, the Domaine Didier Montchovet is renamed Domaine Boris Champy. Boris Champy enthusiastically believes in the future of the Hautes-Cotes, thanks to their altitude in a context of global warming. He wishes to continue to raise the reputation of this little-known appellation. The objective is to show the subtle differences between climates and terroirs, with different types of soil, exposure to the sun, slope inclinations, etc. The estate was the first in Burgundy to receive Demeter biodynamic certification .
The Bourgogne Aligoté Doré Sélection Massale comes from different plots located in the heights of the Hautes Côtes above 400 meters above sea level. The Aligoré Doré grapes are harvested by hand at optimum ripeness. Vinification is carried out partly in 228-litre oak barrels and partly in stainless steel vats . The aging lasts 12 months on the lees without using new barrels, then a few months in stainless steel vats before bottling.
Grape Variety: 100% Aligoté Doré