Chardonnay is the grape variety for Viré-Clessé wines :
- 8,000 plants/hectare
- Pruning: Mâconnais "queue"
- Harvested by hand
- Yield: 50 hl/hectare
Drink now or store in the cellar for the next 3 to 5 years.
Recognised in 1998 and receiving the official new appellation a year later, Viré-Clessé is the first communal appellation from the remarkable terroirs within the wider AOC Macon-Villages.
Viré and Clessé are two villages situated in Southern Burgundy between Tournus and Macon. With the style of their wines being so similar, a single appellation was chosen.
The grapes were pressed in a pneumatic press.
The alcoholic fermentation was carried out in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and completed at 100% before the bottling in Burgundy bottles. Ageing on fine lies for 8 to 10 months in tank for the major part (80%) of the cuvée and in oak barrels for the other part.