Winery Vincent CorninMâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, cured meat or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée
Pairings that work perfectly with Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée
Original food and wine pairings with Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée
The Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée of Winery Vincent Cornin matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of spaghetti with "favouilles" (curries), spinach and goat cheese quiche or rabbit with homemade mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vincent Cornin's Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée.
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 Mâcon-Chaintré Alcyomée from Winery Vincent Cornin are 2010
Informations about the Winery Vincent Cornin
The Winery Vincent Cornin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Mâcon-Chaintré to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mâcon-Chaintré
Mâcon village appellation in the southern Mâconnais (Chaintré, Chânes, Crêches-sur-Saône) on the border of Saint-Véran and Pouilly-Fuissé: 100% Chardonnay. Brilliant golden robe, nose of citrus (lemon, grapefruit) and delicate white flowers (almond, rose) — signature aromatic complexity. Round and fresh palate typical of the southern Mâconnais, accessible and harmonious. Gentle east-facing slopes at 180–218 m, quaternary gravel-clay formations over deep alluvials.
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: INAO
National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.
