MÂCON
Colour: elegant red, shiny with purple reflections.
Nose: aromas of tart berries such as redcurrant or raspberry and red fruit coulis.
Palate: fruity and spicy flavours (cinnamon, pepper) on a velvety and delicious structure.
Drink with cold meats, snails, roast meats and mild-flavoured cheeses.
Serve at around 12 to 14°C.
This wine can be opened now or kept in the cellar for the next three years in good conditions.
This is a regional appellation from the Saône-et-Loire, harvested on the Mâconnais hillsides and covering a total area of 3 868,27 ha including 522,45 ha of red wines. The geographical region of AOC Mâcon streches over 90 villages. Its limits are the Arlois river to the South, (running West-East 10 km from Mâcon town); Sennecey le Grand to the North (a town situated half-way between Tournus and Châlon-sur-Saône), Cluny to the South-West, Saint Gengoux le National to the North-West and the Saône River to the East.
The grapes are destemmed for maximum fruitiness. Maceration and fermentation take place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (30°C), with punching down of the cap twice a day during alcoholic fermentation and a few pump-overs to extract all the compounds from the grapes. Malolactic fermentation is carried out at 100% to soften the wine and reduce its acidity. In order to obtain fruity aromas, the wine is matured in vats for around 6 months.
