Of the major wine regions in France, Burgundy is the one which does not really make sweet wines. Jean Thevenet of Domaine de la Bongran in Vire-Clesse makes a cuvee botrytisee from nobly rotten Chardonnay grapes, which is sweet and thus denied the privilege of the Vire-Clesse appellation. I had very much wanted to try that wine, but have not yet been able to get a bottle. apart from this, I had not known any other sweet wines from any maker in Burgundy.
Imagine my surprise when I saw on display at one of the Hong Kong branches of a Japanese wine retail chain a bottle called l'Effrontee from Domaine Matrot in Meursault. On enquiry I was informed that the wine was made from botrytised Aligote. Now that is what I call a really unusual bottle of wine and I have included it in my Chinese blog on alternative wines. I have obtained some bottles and shall look forward to trying it out.
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