🇫🇷BURGUNDY–Maconnais
MACONNAIS IS– AOC.– 10 ~Permier Cru~ 22 @Macon
- BLANC= Chardonnay 80% | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
GEOGRAPHY– France, REGION-Burgundy(South), SUB-ZONE-Maconnais, LATITUDE: 46.3° ‘N’
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, BORDERS-Chalonnais(North), Beaujolais(South)
- BETWEEN-Grosne Valley(West), (35km. Long & 10km. Wide)
- AOC.’s– Macon AOC., Macon Lugny AOC., Macon Villages AOC., Pouilly Fuisse AOC., Solutre-Pouilly AOC., Pouilly-Loche AOC., Pouilly-Vinzelles AOC., St. Veran AOC., Vire-Clesse AOC.
TOPOGRAPHY– FEATURES- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”,
- SLOPES/ Monts du Maconnais, +Alt. 400mt.-500mt.
- Limestone Escarpments- Rocky Outcrop Solutre/ Vergisson of the Bajocian Age
- On~Grosne~River~Tributary~Saone~River~
SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- Tilted Limestone Strata Overlaid With Clay, Many Alluvial Terraces.
CLIMATE– “Continental”
VITICULTURE– CHALLENGES– Spring/ Fall, Rain, Hail, Cold
- Maconnais is Slightly Warmer Than the Cote Nuits Resulting In a Style of Chardonnay That is Little Riper.
VINICULTURE– ? ha. Planted
- **Refer to “BURGUNDY/ Regional Appellations” For General Information.
- LABELING– Sometimes Producers Use Name of Domaine and/ or Family Name On Label.
**Refer to “BURGUNDY/ Home” For Detailed Information On Burgundy as a Region.
MACON AOC. @Macon
- BLANC= Chardonnay 90% | ROUGE= Gamay, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Mâconnais(North)
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, “Multi-Appellation”
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- VINICULTURE- Wines Produced In Maconnais Non-Conforming to Dedicated AOC.
- Estate/ Producers-
SOLUTRE-POUILLY AOC. @Solutre Pouilly
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION–Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(North)
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, COMMUNE-Solutre-Pouilly
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly” , +Alt.208mt. – 530mt.
- SLOPES/ La Roche de Solutre– Limestone Escapement Overlooking Commune
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Vins Auvigue, Chalat Pouilly, Chapelle, Cheveau, Jean-Pierre, Leflaive, Manoir du Capucin, Robert-Denogent
MACON LUGNY AOC. @Lugny
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir, Gamay
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(Central)
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire
- COMMUNES-Bissy-la-Mconnaise, Lugny, Saint-Gengoux-Scisse, Cruzille
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Bouchard Pere & Fils, Cave de Lugny, Terres Gentilles
MACON VILLAGES AOC. @Macon
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais, DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire
- VILLAGES-(27)- Aze, Bray, Burgy, Bussieres, Chaintre, Chardonnay, Charnay, Cruzzille, Davaye, Fuisse, Ige La Roche-Vineuse, Loche, Lugny, Mancy, Milly-Lamartine, Monbellet, Perrone, Prisse, St. Gengoux, Uchizy, Vergisson, Solutre-Pouilly, Verze, Vinzelles
- Serrieres(Only Village Produceing Red/ Rose
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- 1,985 ha. Planted, Producers Are Permitted to Use the Name of the Village On Their Label or Just Use the Macon Villages Moniker On the Label
- Estate/ Producers- Guerrin & Fils, Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Olivier Merlin
- CULTURE- ~Macon Village~
- An Appellation Title Given to the 26/27 Communes Across the Maconnais Region. These Villages Produce Wines That Are Considered a Step Up In Quality From the General Regional Macon Wines.
VIRE-CLESSE AOC. @Vere-Clesse
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(Central)
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, COMMUNES-Clesse, Laize, Montbellet, Vire
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Fossiliferous Bajocien Limestone, Marly-Limestone
- VITICULTURE- 437 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Guillemot-Michel Quintiane, Heritiers, Jean-Marie/ Sainte Barbe, Pascal Bonhomme, Jean Thevenet/ La Bngran
POUILLY FUISSE AOC. @Pouilly Fuisse
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= ?
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(South), @Hw.#N79
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, West of Macon-City( km.), (Laps)St. Veran AOC.
- COMMUNES– Solutre-Pouilly, Fuisse, Vergisson, Chaintre
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly”, +Alt.200mt.-450mt.
- Pouilly Fuisse Marks the End of the Kimmeridgian Ridge “Contiguous-Limestone Basin“, That Runs From Southern England to France
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Clay, Granite, Limestone, Schist, Scree
- VITICULTURE- 875ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Auvigue, Barraud, Beauregard, Bouchacourt, Bret Brothers, Chalet-Pouilly, Cheveau, Christophe Perraton, Du Clos, Daniel Pollier, Denuziller, Dominique et Christine Martin, Dominique Cornin, Deus Roches, Edmond Laneyrie, Ferrand, Ferret Lorton, De Fuisse, Fussiacus, Georges Burrier, Gilles Morat, Guffens-Heynen, JA Ferret, Louis Jadot, Manoir du Capucin, Robert-Denogent, Roger Lassarat, Rontets, Saumaize Michelin, Simon Ravaud, Sophie Cinier, Sylvaine et Alain Normand, Thibert Pere et Fils, Trouillet, Vincent Girardin, Des Quarts, Vitallis
- Vinyards- Les Bouthieres, Les Chailloux, Frerie, Les Morlays, En Montgarcin, Perrieres, Servy, Vers Chanes
- ~PREMIER CRU~ (22/ 194 ha.)
- COMMUNE– Chaintre- Aux Quarts, Les Chevrieres, Le Clos de Monsieur Noly, Le Clos Reyssier
- COMMUNE– Fuisse- Les Brules, Le Clos, Les Menetrieres, Les Perrieres, Les Reisses, Vers Cras(Laps), Les Vignes Blanches
- COMMUNE– Solutre-Pouilly- Aux Bouthieres, Aux Chailloux, Le Clos de Solutre, La Frerie, Pouilly, En Servy, Ver Cras(Laps), Au Vignerais
- COMMUNE– Vergisson- Les Crays, En France, La Marechaude, Sur la Roche
ST. VERAN AOC. @St. Veran
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(South)
- DEPARTMENTS-Saone-et-Loire, (Laps)Pouilly Fuisse
- COMMUNES-(North)- Davaye, Prisse, Saint-Pouilly, (South)- Chanes, Chasselas, Leynes, Saint-Amour, Saint-Verand
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- 735ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Guffens-Heynen, Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Jacques Saumaize, Sophie Cinier, Verget, Vignerons des Terres Secretes, Vins des Chaponnieres
POUILLY-LOCHE AOC. @Pouilly-Loche
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(South), @Hw.#A6
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- VITICULTURE- 32ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Cave de Grands Crus, Frederic Trouillet, Laurent Cognard
- Vineyards- Les Mures, Clos des Rocs, La Colonge
POUILLY-VINZELLES AOC. @Pouilly-Vinzelles
- BLANC= Chardonnay | ROUGE= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy, SUB-ZONE-Maconnais(South)
- DEPARTMENT-Saone-et-Loire, COMMUNES-Vinzelles, Loche
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling”, +Alt. 200mt.-250mt.
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Jurasssic(Bathonien/ Bajocien Limestone)
- VITICULTURE- 54ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Abelanet-Laneyrie, Bret Brothers, Cave des Grands Crus Blancs, Celine Laurent Tripoz, Soufrandiere
Regional/ Generic Appellations of Bourgogne
BOURGOGNE BLANC AOC. @Burgundy
- BLANC= Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gri
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy(Greater)
- **Refer to “BURGUNDY/ Home” For Detailed Information On Bourgogne Blanc.
BOURGOGNE ROUGE AOC. @Burgundy
- ROUGE= Pinot Noir, Cesar(Only In Yonne Department)
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy(Greater)
- **Refer to “BURGUNDY/ Home” For Detailed Information On Bourgogne Rouge.
CREMANT De BOURGOGNE AOC. @Burgundy
- BLANC= Aligote, Chardonnay, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gri, Sacy
- ROUGE= Gamay, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY- France, REGION-Burgundy(Greater)
- **Refer to “BURGUNDY/ Home” For Detailed Information On Cremant de Bourgogne.
Indication Geographique Protegee IGP. Maconnais
- BIANC= Any White Grapes Varieties Approved For Production In Maconnais.
- ROUGE= Any Red Grapes Varieties Approved For Production In Maconnais.
- VITICULTURE– Wine/ Grapes Produced In “Maconnais” Non-Conforming to AOC.
SAONE-Et LOIRE IGP.
- GEOGRAPHY- France, Burgundy, Catchment For Maconnais
**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.