Perhaps a little obscure as the first wine reviewed of the year, but it is indeed interesting. The grape variety is Aligoté, the other white grape allowed into white Burgundy, but realistically, only really used to much effect in the more southern parts of greater Burgundy in a place called Bouzeron. As I opened the wine and put the bottle to my nose, it smelled like Champagne, yeasty, lemony and quite assertive. The greenish bottle makes the wine look really flat and almost brown, so I was already expecting something rubbish, truth be told. In the glass the wine is yellow straw in appearance and the nose full of apple, currants, and lemon, with a stony note for good measure. The palate resembles something like aging Semillon and Sultanas, not awe inspiring to say the least. To be fair, this kind of wine is not designed to be drunk at 4 years of age, and perhaps that is why it is selling for less than $15. This is the kind of supermarket wine you see in Europe that is brought to Australia and hopefully sold because it is foreign. My verdict is, ok if you're desperate, but I wouldn't cross the street for another bottle.