Description
Aged for 24 months on the lees, this Mâcon-Villages from Julien Guillot (Clos des Vignes du Maynes) is a gem of a Chardonnay in its purest form. Aromatic (white flowers, citrus, a hint of the exotic) and crisp, the wine shines above all for its freshness. An excellent choice to accompany grilled fish, or simply as an aperitif.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Appellation: Mâcon Village white
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Communes: the lower slopes of the Saône Valley in the communes of Chardonnay, Montbellet and Viré-Clessé
- Terroir: Weathered fine silt on limestone. The subsoil is of the BATHONIAN type, dating from the Middle Jurassic; these are hard limestones found throughout Burgundy. Soil: 50 cm to 1 m of clay-limestone. This consists of clayey silt deposited by colluvial processes on weathered, pure silt that is highly calcareous and rich in silica, giving the wines a lovely minerality.
- Vines: Single-arch pruning / Soil cultivation / Manual debudding on the vine and at the base
- Yield: 45 hl/ha
- Farming: Organic and Biodynamic
- Vinification: Hand-harvested with sorting on the vine and on the table if necessary / Slow pressing / Settling for 6 to 18 hours / Fermentation in vats with indigenous yeasts, without SO₂ / Ageing on lees for 12 months, 2g of SO₂ at racking and 2g after filtration / Light filtration
What to eat with a Mâcon-Villages from Clos des Vignes du Maynes?
- Perfect as an aperitif
- Grilled fish
- Seafood
- Cheese soufflé
