Discover the top 100 best white wines of Viré-Clessé of Mâconnais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Viré-Clessé and the best vintages to taste in this region.
First Village appellation of the Maconnais (recognised in 1998): Chardonnay as exclusive signature white king — pale gold robe with ashen glints and signature aromatic profile of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, honeysuckle, broom), apricot, peach, pear, almond and a quince touch, ample and fruity palate, tender and powerful marked by the typical Maconnais minerality and the sweetness of ripe grapes. AOC, marl-limestone, semi-continental climate, signature ageing 5-6 years, sometimes longer.
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.
white wines from the region of Viré-Clessé go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat, tahitian style raw fish or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
On the nose in the region of Viré-Clessé often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Viré-Clessé is a .
