Mâconnais Flashcards
What is the largest subregion in Bourgogne?
Mâconnais
What borders the Mâconnais?
N - Côte Chalonnaise
S - Baujolais
E- Saône
W - Grosne Valley
90% of what grape is planted on limestone?
Chardonnay
Mâconnais climate
Continental with Med influence
Mâconnais Soils
Limestone and Marls - 160-220MYA
Granite & Schist - only area in Bourgogne with Beaujolais soils
What is the only Mâconnais AOC that is not Dry White wine?
Viré-Clesse
What grape dominated Mâconnais in 18th C?
Gamay
Mâconnais production
80% under regional appellation of Mâcon
Bottled under Mâcon, Macon-Village, Macon+village name
What is the geology around Pouilly-Fuissé
Bowl rimmed
3 bioherms - reeflike composites of starfish
What are the bioherms of Pouilly-Fuissé called?
Rock of Solutré
Rock of Vergisson
Mont de Pouilly
Pouilly-Fuissé soils
3 bioherms
Similar to others found in Côte d’Or
How many Premiers Crus in Pouilly-Fuissé?
22 which are climats
Name the 4 communes of Pouilly-Fuissé
- Chaintré
- Fuissé
- Solutre-Pouilly
- Vergisson
How much ha’s do the Premiers Crus take up in Pouilly-Fuissé?
24%
Lists the Dry White AOCs of the Mâconnais
- Pouilly-Fuissé
- Pouilly-Loché
- Pouilly-Vinzelles
- Saint Véran