The best wines of Mâcon-Igé

Discover the best wines of Mâcon-Igé of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Mâcon-Igé and estates of Mâcon-Igé to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Mâcon-Igé and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Mâcon-Igé by region

Looking for a good wine of Mâcon-Igé of Burgundy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Mâcon-Igé. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Mâcon-Igé with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Mâcon-Igé

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Mâcon-Igé

Red wines from the region of Mâcon-Igé go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, roast veal with black olives or autumn duck aiguillette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Mâcon-Igé

On the nose the red wine of the region of Mâcon-Igé. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Mâcon-Igé. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Mâcon-Igé

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Mâcon-Igé

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Mâcon-Igé

Mâcon geographical denomination (2005) on the commune of Igé (400 ha) in the heart of the Mâconnais: Chardonnay for whites, Gamay for reds and rosés. Deep yellow robe with vivid glints, expressive nose of mandarin zest and fruit blossom evolving towards fig and date. Round, almost luscious yet balanced palate. West-facing slopes at 260–420 m on red limestone (west) and marly then chalky limestone (east), Middle-Upper Jurassic (150–170 million years).

Great white wines of Mâcon-Igé

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Mâcon-Igé

White wines from the region of Mâcon-Igé go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of pasta with tuna, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or caramel pork.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Mâcon-Igé

On the nose the white wine of the region of Mâcon-Igé. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Mâcon-Igé. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Mâcon-Igé

  • 2021With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Mâcon-Igé

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

Great pink wines of Mâcon-Igé

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Mâcon-Igé

Pink wines from the region of Mâcon-Igé go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

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.