Aligoté vs Molette

Molette is fuller and 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

Molette

White · France

pale, restrained and sharply fresh

Bone dry
Sweetness: Bone dry; Light
Body: Medium; Very low
Tannin: Very low; High
Acidity: Very high; 11.5 to 13%
Alcohol: 11.5 to 13.5%; 8 to 10 °C
Serve at: 7 to 10 °C; none listed
Regions: none listed

Only Aligoté

Oysters
Salads

Both pair with

Shellfish
Goat cheese and feta

Only Molette

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 Molette pages.