
Maconnais Wine Burgundy, France
Learn about Maconnais wine, common tasting notes, where the region is and more ...
These are the fun, fruit-driven and lively Chardonnays of white Burgundy, often offering some fantastic values and options that you don’t have to cellar. Flavors range from fresh green apple and lemon to melon or pineapple; some of the best are fleshy and mineral driven or balanced by a light touch of oak.
Mâconnais Chardonnay may have the weight of their more serious Côte de Beaune sisters, but not quite the refinement. Still, this appellation is one of the best ways to jump from California Chardonnay to something new and begin to understand white Burgundy.
The Mâconnais region is warmer and drier than the rest of Burgundy to its north (Côte d’Or) and has a landscape of rolling hills and farmland interspersed among vineyards. The region produces a lot of Chardonnay—Viré-Clessé and Pouilly-Fuisse are among the best—and a very small amount of red wine from Gamay and Pinot Noir. The soils of Mâconnais remain limestone dominant like in the Côte d’Or, making it a wonderful spot for Chardonnay to thrive. Gamay's home of Beaujolais lies just to the south.
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Joseph Drouhin Macon Villages 2019Chardonnay from Macon Villages, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse 2019Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuisse 2018Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Fuisse 2019Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Domaine Ferret Pouilly-Fuisse 2017Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Vinzelles 2016Chardonnay from Pouilly-Vinzelles, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Joseph Drouhin St. Veran 2019Chardonnay from St-Veran, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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J.J. Vincent Pouilly-Fuisse Marie Antoinette 2018Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Domaine Beranger Pouilly-Fuisse 2017Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Pouilly-Fuisse 2018Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Maconnais, Burgundy, France