Discover the top 100 best white wines of Mâcon-Péronne of Mâconnais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Mâcon-Péronne and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Mâcon geographical appellation (Péronne, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Clessé) in northern Mâconnais. Chardonnay for whites, Gamay for reds and rosés. Golden robe with green reflections, two profiles by terroir: limestone giving ripe summer fruits (melon, grape), body and length; siliceous soils with floral intensity and notes of anise, boxwood and garrigue. West-east geological diversity: clays, Pliocene conglomerates and sands vs.
stony Jurassic marl-limestone. Round, fresh palate.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
