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
Most of the production of which AOCs is coop and where is 80% produced?
Pouilly-Loché
Pouilly-Vinzelles - 80% includes both
Top 2 Producers
Pouilly-Fuissé - 38%
Saint-Véran - 37%
What AOC was once part of Beaujolais and sold as ?
Saint-Veran
What splits Saint-Veran?
Pouilly-Fuisse
How many communes in Saint-Veran?
8
When was Saint-Veran incorporated into the Mâconnais?
1971
What AOC can produce Semi-Sweet wines?
Viré-Clessé
What is the newest AOC in the Mâconnais?
Viré-Clessé
What is produced at Viré-Clessé?
Small amount of late harvest, semi-sweet wine
Demi-Sec RS levels
4-8 g/l
Levrouté RS levels
8-18 g/l
What AOC is non-contiguous?
Saint-Veran
What AOC is made up of 2 Macon-Village communes?
Viré-Clessé
