Domaine Yves Boyer-Martenot Bourgogne Aligoté, 2021

This wine is made of 100% Aligoté. The grapes come from 40-plus year old vines in the village of Mersault. Calcium carbonate rich in clay-limestone soil helps the grapes maintain moisture and acidity, perfect for a juicy Aligoté. The juice is fermented old barrels for 1 year, and in concrete eggs for 8 more months. Textured, with juicy tropical fruit and minerality. We would pair this with tonkatsu, either over rice or sandwiched with a cabbage slaw between milk bread.