The wine region of Mâcon-Villages is located in the region of Mâcon of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine J. M. Boillot or the Domaine Guillemot-Michel produce mainly wines white, red and sweet.
The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mâcon-Villages are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mâcon-Villages often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lemon curd or yeast and sometimes also flavors of mango, saline or orange. In the mouth of Mâcon-Villages is a powerful. We currently count 382 estates and châteaux in the of Mâcon-Villages, producing 573 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Mâcon-Villages go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Mâcon-Villages go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of seafood lasagna, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken legs and changing.
