2018 Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Aligote

Bottled just before the harvest, Roulot's 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté opens in the glass with aromas of green apples, pears, white flowers and blanched almonds, framed by a deft touch of oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and succulent, with an elegantly textural, charming profile. This will drink well on release.

In Meursault on the other side of the route nationale. Picked 2 or 3 September. Unoaked. Bottled September 2019. A very herbal side of Aligoté. Crisp with cedary herbal flavours, lean and long. Mouth-watering and intense but without a huge amount of flavour on the mid palate. A lean but balanced style. More cedar than spice here. (JH)

Light, leesy style with more refreshment than fruit. Perhaps just an edge of oxidation creeping in, which isn't upsetting the balance yet but suggests this would be best drunk soon. (RH)