2025 Sentio Aligote
2025 Sentio Aligote

2025 Sentio Aligote

95 pts
Sentio |King Valley |Aligote
One of the better Aussie iterations of Aligote from talented winemaker Chris Catlow.
4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
2 Reviews
Price:
$38.00
Stock:
In stock, ready to ship
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Description

There are only pockets of Aligote around Australia, and King Valley is producing some of the very best examples.

Produced by the talented Chris Catlow at Sentio, this Aligoté comes from the Darling Estate Vineyard in Upper King Valley. Aligoté, traditionally from Burgundy, France, has found a new home here, and Chris's passion for Burgundian-style wines shines through. With experience with Burgundy's Benjamin Leroux, Chris learnt first-hand how to get the best out of these Burgundian varieties.

Chris has conjured a lovely, complex dry white that is slippery, waxy, bright and racy. It sees some oak, as the grape does in its Burgundian homeland, but this cedary, nutty character really enhances the orchard fruit dense core.

Awesome off-piste but classically drinking white.

95 points
"It slides, it glides, it twists and pinches, but most importantly—it satisfies."
- Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

Jeni Port

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Halliday Wine Companion 94 Points

Fruit sourced from Darling's Koombahla vineyard, Whitfield. Pressed, settled in tank, fermented on fluffy lees in small and large French oak and clay egg for six months. While aligotè has been called 'Burgundy's other white grape,' make no mistake, this King Valley charmer is fully deserving of the drinker's respect. Each vintage, it reveals greater concentration and complexity. With citrus, peach, stone fruits, hazelnut and baking spices, it comes with an elegance and restrained composure. Carries impressive drive and length, with a lick of almond nuttiness to close.

95 points - "I must admit, I was looking forward to tasting this wine. Let’s go!

This wine will have your attention with the faintest first whiff. It smells delicious! Lemon tart, lemon meringue, apple and oat biscuits, notes of nutty pastry, salty pistachios. Then plenty of zest, pink grapefruit, pomelo, a touch of healthy bitterness, and spicy ginger. This wine has acidity for a spine, minerally texture and a great flavour drive, all in one hit. It slides, it glides, it twists and pinches, but most importantly—it satisfies." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
2 reviews
  • AS
    Aaron S.
    Verified Buyer
    11 months ago
    Reviewing
    2024 Sentio Aligote
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Fascinating wine

    Echos of Chardonnay with ripe fruit characteristics, coats the palate with a fresh citrus and acidic finish. Very moorish. Also grabbed the Sentio Neb at dinner - some good wines from this label.

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  • CW
    Courtney W.
    Verified Buyer
    12 months ago
    Reviewing
    2024 Sentio Aligote
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Just bloody delicious

    Do yourself a favour.

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White flowers. Green pear. Fennel seed.

Fruit sourced from Darling's Koombahla vineyard in Whitfield - the oldest vineyard in the Upper King (planted in 1970). They grafted a small section of their vineyard to Aligoté in 2015 after getting bud wood from Hickinbotham of Dromana, the first vineyard to plant Aligoté in Australia back in 1985. Currently, they have the largest production of the variety in Australia.

We love its upfront nature; it’s bright, fresh, and full of vitality.

An everyday wine, keep one at the ready in the fridge.

Technical data

Alc: 12.5%

Vineyard aspect: East

Soil: Red Volcanic Loam

Average rainfall: 1100ml

300m above sea level

Harvest: 2nd March, 2025

T/A: 6.8 g/L

Baumé: 12.00°

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Aligote
Country Australia
Region King Valley
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 12.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure DIAM Cork

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