Guilhem et Jean-Hugues Goisot, Aligoté, Burgundy, France

Not for oligarchs. For wine lovers.
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We love red Burgundy as much as the next man. Yeah, OK. Maybe more. But unless the next man is an oligarch with their own personal oil well & very deep pockets, the big names of the Côtes d'Or & Nuits are a once in a blue moon treat. Which is where wines like this from less ritzy appellations come in. Especially when they're wines made by families like the Goisots.
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History has dealt them a less fortunate hand. They could have been making Chablis but the land they farm, a few km to the east, was pushed out of that appellation at the end of the 19th century so their Chardonnay, Aligoté & Pinot Noir can only be labelled Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre & their Sauvignon Blanc, though as good as many Sancerre, is 'just' Saint Bris. Jean-Hugues was one of the earliest adopters of biodynamic viticulture which is carried on by his son Guilhem, bringing life and biodiversity to the deep, chalky soils of their vineyards.