Winery Jean Claude GuyauxMacon Rouge 'Les Epillets'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Macon Rouge 'Les Epillets'
Pairings that work perfectly with Macon Rouge 'Les Epillets'
Original food and wine pairings with Macon Rouge 'Les Epillets'
The Macon Rouge 'Les Epillets' of Winery Jean Claude Guyaux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, sauté of veal with tomato or duck legs with confit potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Claude Guyaux's Macon Rouge 'Les Epillets'.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Light, juicy reds, low in tannins with crunchy freshness, showing aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, banana (from carbonic maceration) and peony. Easy-drinking style of Beaujolais Nouveau, more structured and mineral on the granites of the ten crus (Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly). Also in Touraine, Auvergne and Swiss Romande. A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc.
Informations about the Winery Jean Claude Guyaux
The Winery Jean Claude Guyaux is one of wineries to follow in Mâcon.. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Mâcon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mâcon
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.
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: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
