2024 Didier Fornerol, Bourgogne Aligote

Didier Fornerol operates his family estate in the village of Corgoloin, where he has maintained the vineyards since 1999 after a long tenure as cellar master at Domaine de l'Arlot. This wine is made from vines averaging over 40 years of age, rooted in the limestone-heavy soils characteristic of the Côte de Nuits. In the glass, it shows focused notes of green apple skin, bitter almond, and gunflint, supported by a precise and energetic texture. The 2024 vintage provided necessary rainfall and ventilation, resulting in a wine defined by its clear fruit expression and structural tension. This is a balanced, transparent expression of its site that is ready to enjoy tonight but possesses the poise to evolve over the next few years.