Domaine Charles Audoin’s Bourgogne Aligoté Vieilles Vignes 2021 is a white Burgundy bottled under the Bourgogne-Aligoté AOP, made entirely from Aligoté. The point of interest here is raw material: the fruit comes from old vines in Marsannay, planted in 1923, a detail repeatedly cited in trade listings and commentary. The domaine itself has been certified organic (Ecocert) since the 2018 vintage, and the Aligoté is presented as part of an estate whose modern identity is closely tied to Marsannay and to Cyril Audoin’s stewardship.

For the 2021, the most specific winemaking detail available is that the wine was made “with no lees stirring,” a technical choice noted by Wine Anorak. That suggests a more hands-off élevage aimed at clarity of fruit and line rather than building additional mid-palate creaminess through bâtonnage, though the final effect will still depend on the year and cellar decisions not publicly documented for this vintage.

There are, however, no published professional tasting notes or vintage-specific scores included with the materials provided for the 2021 release. As a result, there are no “excellent reviews” to highlight for this exact bottling and year, and it would be misleading to imply a consensus that isn’t documented. The only critic score that surfaced in the supporting research—Wine Advocate’s 89 points—applies to the 2022 vintage rather than 2021, so it should not be treated as an endorsement of this bottle.

Taken on confirmed facts, this 2021 should appeal most to drinkers who want a traditionally rooted, organically farmed example of Aligoté from serious old vines in the Côte de Nuits, and who are comfortable buying on producer and provenance when formal reviews are limited.