A glass from the past
War, pestilence, and the uprooting of the peasant winemaking class could not completely eradicate the aligoté grape from Burgundy
If you strike up a friendship with a Burgundy winemaker, eventually the point will come when they will say: “Wait there, I have something special for you.”
As the winemaker disappears into their underground cellar, you may think that they are going to return with a beloved 1960s cuvée, a pre-World War II giant or ...