Mâconnais Flashcards
Dominant red grape
Gamay
Mâcon AOCs
Bourgogne Blanc/Rouge (Chard/PN)
Mâcon AOC (Blanc, Rosé, Rouge)
Mâcon Supérieur AOC (.5% more abv, creaminess from malo)
Mâcon Villages AOC (43 Villages, 26 with own appellation. More ripeness, body)
St-Véran
Blanc, Rouge.
Red, sandy soils.
Simple, lean whites.
Viré-Clessé
Youngest appellation, 1999.
Limestone soils.
Quality whites similar to Pouilly-Fuissé
Pouilly-Fuissé
4 communes, Fuissé, Soluté-Pouilly, Vergisson, Chaintré.
Vineyards rise up slopes below Rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. Limestone with alkaline clay. Natural amphitheater acts as sun trap
Pouilly-Fuissé producers with single vineyard bottlings
Daniel Barraud
J-A Ferret
Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché
AOCs on outskirts of Pouilly-Fuissé which lack the same concentration and complexity