The wine region of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse is located in the region of Mâcon of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Merlin or the Château de la Greffière produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse are Chardonnay, Gamay noir and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tropical or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or yellow apple.
In the mouth of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse is a . We currently count 20 estates and châteaux in the of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse, producing 40 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat.
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...
Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...
