Domaine MichelViré-Cless Millésime D'Exception Vieilles Vignes Sur le Chene
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Domaine Michel's Viré-Cless Millésime D'Exception Vieilles Vignes Sur le Chene.
Discover the grape variety: Berdomenel
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with moderate acidity and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. Discreet rustic profile. Preserved in some ampelographic collections as a heritage variety whose commercial diffusion has disappeared, studied for its genetic and historical interest. Rare, little-documented white grape grown in negligible quantities.
Informations about the Domaine Michel
The Domaine Michel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
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.
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: Nouaison
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.
