La Pierre Ronde (Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne), Bourgogne Aligote Vieilles Vignes, 2024 female native-fermented on the skins for

native-fermented on the skins for four to six weeks in concrete or neutral wood

from fruit picked by hand

this is Bernard-Bonin's most age-worthy expression: biodynamic Chardonnay with 15+ years of development potential

and at this age the wine is moving into a lovely mature window with grip to spare

then 11 months split between sandstone amphora and neutral French oak puncheons

La Pierre Ronde (Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne), Bourgogne Aligote Vieilles Vignes, 2024 female native-fermented on the skins forAntoine Lepetit de la Bigne spent eight years at the legendary Domaine Leflaive and built a reputation as one of Burgundy's go to biodynamic specialists before launching La Pierre Ronde in 2021. He sources only from organic and biodynamic growers, and it shows in the energy of these wines. This old vine Aligote is no afterthought, it's crisp, chalky, and full of nervy citrus drive, the kind of white that wakes up your palate. A smart, characterful