Aligoté vs Melon de Bourgogne

Aligoté is fuller, Melon de Bourgogne is more acidic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Aligoté

White · France

lean, brisk, lemon and chalk

Melon de Bourgogne

White · France

bone dry, saline, lean (the Muscadet grape)

Bone dry
Sweetness: Bone dry; Light
Body: Very light; Very low
Tannin: Very low; High
Acidity: Very high; 11.5 to 13%
Alcohol: 11.5 to 12.5%; 8 to 10 °C
Serve at: 7 to 9 °C; none listed
Regions: Loire Valley, Oregon, Washington, Southern Ontario

Only Aligoté

Goat cheese and feta
Salads

Both pair with

Oysters
Shellfish

Only Melon de Bourgogne

White fish

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Aligoté and Melon de Bourgogne pages.