Henri Germain, Bourgogne Aligote, 2020 grower champagne followed by layers of anise

followed by layers of anise

The 2023 delivers both freshness and generosity in equal measure

Climens sits on a unique 32-hectare plateau of red sandy soils over 30-million-year-old fissured limestone

and limestone soils with löess topsoil

landscape architect to Louis XIV

Henri Germain, Bourgogne Aligote, 2020 grower champagne followed by layers of aniseDomaine Henri Germain is a tightly held Meursault address now run by Jean Francois Germain, who farms organically with very low yields, hand harvests, and bottles with minimal intervention and little new oak. That serious white Burgundy pedigree carries straight into the humble Aligote, the region's underdog white grape, made here from a parcel in Meursault. The 2020 was a warm, ripe vintage, so this has more flesh than your typical zippy Aligote