Winery Jean-Pierre MichelMademoiselle Viré-Clessé
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Pierre Michel's Mademoiselle Viré-Clessé.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay Fréaux
Deeply coloured, simple reds with an opaque purple hue (red pulp), supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, showing discreet red fruit aromas. Teinturier profile. Formerly used to intensify the colour of southern and Burgundian blends, now marginal, surviving in a few variety collections for its patrimonial value and genetic interest. Teinturier variation of Gamay developed in the 19th century.
Informations about the Winery Jean-Pierre Michel
The Winery Jean-Pierre Michel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
