Clos des RocsEn Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, cured meat or pasta.
The En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché of the Clos des Rocs is in the top 80 of wines of Mâcon-Loché.
Taste structure of the En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché from the Clos des Rocs
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In the mouth the En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché of Clos des Rocs in the region of Burgundy is a .
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché of Clos des Rocs in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.
Food and wine pairings with En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché
Pairings that work perfectly with En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché
Original food and wine pairings with En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché
The En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché of Clos des Rocs matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of risotto of coquillettes with chorizo, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or paupiettes of veal.
Details and technical informations about Clos des Rocs's En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of En Près Forêt Mâcon-Loché from Clos des Rocs are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2015.
Informations about the Clos des Rocs
The Clos des Rocs is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Mâcon-Loché to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mâcon-Loché
Mâcon geographic designation (2005) on Loché just south of Mâcon, bordering Pouilly-Loché: 100% Chardonnay whites. Vines climbing gentle slopes at 190–220 m above the Saône plain – profiles ranging from silky opulence to mineral vivacity depending on the climat. Jurassic Bathonian clay-limestone soils. Ceiling yield 66 hl/ha (10% higher than Pouilly-Loché at 60 hl/ha).
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: N-D
Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.
