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Aligoté

Aligoté, a crossing of Pinot noir and Gouais blanc, originates from Burgundy and spread throughout France. It’s cold tolerant and ripens early, but is susceptible to fungal disease.

Called “Plant du Rhin” when it was brought to Geneva in the early 1900s, it is now something of a specialty in Geneva giving us an acidic, refreshing wine. It can be drunk young.

When blended, Aligoté adds acidity and structure to a wine.

It was also introduced into Valais as an alternative to Johannisberg, but it didn’t fare so well and today survives in only a few small areas in Unterwallis.  

Color: 
White
Swiss Wine Region: 
Geneva
Valais
Vaud
Wine Styles: 
Light-Bodied White Wines
Grape Origin: 
France
Grape Synonyms: 
Griset blanc
Melon de Jura
Mukhranudi
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