Macon,Chalon, Beaujolais Flashcards
Communes of Chalonnaise
Bouzeron Givry Mercurey Montagny Rully
AOPs of Maconnais
Macon Pouilly-Fuisse Pouilly-loche Pouilly-Vinzelles Vire-clisse Saint-Veran
Communes of Pouilly-Fuisse
Chaintre
Solutre-Pouilly
Fuisse
Vergisson
Styles permitted under Macon AOP
White Rose Rouge Nouveau White/rose Macon village (nouveau also) Macon w/ geographic designation
Stylers permitted for Macon with geographic designation
White
Rose
Rouge
Depending on village sourced from
Styles permitted for Macon-villages
White only
Macon w/ designation- rouge/rose only
Serrieres
Macon w/ designation- white only
Fuisse Loche Montbellet Solutre-Pouilly Uchizy Vinzelles
Geographic futures of Maconnais region
Roche de Vergisson & Solutre
Large limestone escarpments
Largest AOPs in Maconnais (size and production)
Pouilly-Fuisse
Saint-Veran (a close second on both accounts)
If a Macon village AOP bottle lists a climat what is different about that wine?
Higher alcohol- 12% vs 11%
Higher must weight- ~20 g higher
Lower yield- 2 hl/ha below normal for that village
Vire-Clisse levroute
Late harvest Chardonnay 8-18 g/l Aged to February 1, 2nd year after Hand harvested required Applicable to basically all of Vire-Clisse
Vire-Clisse Demi-sec
Late harvest Chardonnay
Applicable to all of b