Claire Naudin VdF Aligote Blanc

The palate is bright, tensile, and quietly textural, opening with lemon zest, green apple, and white pear before moving into a subtly herbal, chalk‑lined core that reflects Naudin’s low‑intervention, purity‑first style. Acidity is crisp and linear, giving the wine lift and a sense of precision, while the texture is sleek with a faint waxy glide, the kind of gentle mid‑palate weight Aligoté gains when handled with restraint rather than austerity. Notes of grapefruit pith, almond skin, white flowers, and crushed stone add nuance without softening the wine’s tension. The mid‑palate is taut, pure, and delicately mineral, carrying citrus and orchard fruit in equal measure.