Discover the top 100 best red wines of Mâcon of Mâconnais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Mâcon and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Vast flagship appellation of the Mâconnais (southern Burgundy): Chardonnay signature as the white king — pale gold with silvery glints, fresh and easy-drinking with notes of apple, pear, peach, apricot, citrus and a signature quince touch, vivid fruit-acidity balance. Gamay and Pinot Noir in supple fruity reds (cassis, blackberry, redcurrant, violet, undergrowth), melted tannins. AOC (1937), ~4,400 ha across 96 communes (Saône-et-Loire), limestone, clay and schist, semi-continental temperate.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
red wines from the region of Mâcon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, flights in the wind à la provençale or rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream.
On the nose in the region of Mâcon often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or cherry. In the mouth in the region of Mâcon is a with a nice freshness.
