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MACON-VILLAGES 2016

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2016  

Chardonnay is the grape variety for white Mâcon-Villages.

It is the southern part of Burgundy, stretching from Tournus to the southern border of Saône et Loire. These vines cover nearly 3,500 hectares and are dedicated to the production of white wines such as Mâcon-Villages, Saint-Véran, Pouilly Fuissé and Pouilly Vinzelles.

The area covers the entire Mâcon area. There are 43 communes with specific demarcation that define the Mâcon-Villages appellations. The vines cover a wide area in terms of soil variety and microclimates, offering the white Mâcon wines a wide palette. 200,000 hectolitres are produced every year.

This white Mâcon-Villages comes from vines located for the main part in Grevilly and Cruzille. Most of these vines are over 35 years old.

Colour: pale gold with green tints.
Nose: a fresh straightforward bouquet blending notes of ripe white fruits with a hint of vanilla
Palate: round, fruity, well balanced and fresh, with a very nice persisting finish

This pleasant wine goes perfectly with whitebait, poultry and white meats, snails, grilled tofu, vol-au-vents with sweetbreads, grilled chops, white pudding, chitterling sausage, a salad of sweet red peppers and cheeses such as dry goat’s cheese or a "blue cheese".

Serve at around 12-14 °C.

This wine can be consumed now or laid down in a cellar for the next 3 years.

It's been a long time since winegrowers had not had to bear a long hard way to give birth to a new vintage. During the months of April, May and June 2016, they suffered the dramatic consequences of freezing, hail falls, downy mildew attacks, fears of powdery mildew, etc. Many are those who suffered very hard from these vagaries of the weather, to the point of sometime wishing that year ends as soon as possible and doubt of the future. Finally, July and then August and September, with the full sun, made forget a little of the trouble and return the morale in the vineyard.

In the South of the France and the Valley of the Rhone, despite some bad weather, the harvest is average in terms of volume but of good quality with concentrated red wines, rich and fairly well balanced. White wines have a little more suffered from this strong summer heat

In Burgundy, during the harvest, the vines were green but a lot, however, hid under their foliage, a lack of grapes. Burgundy this year still produces a small crop, even very small for some names (Chablis). But for saved vineyards and those who could enjoy a "push", the grapes were at the rendezvous, in good proportion. When the winemaker, this year of 2016, brought all the necessary care to this vine battered by successive storms and managed to bring the fruit to mature, so wines are of good quality. They are concentrated, with enough silky tannin, and have an acidic balance of good quality

It is therefore a year of "winegrower and winemaker", which will make a qualitative difference. This turbulence will not have been enough to begin our morale and we are proud to introduce you to the vintage 2016.