MACON-VILLAGES 2015
MACON-VILLAGES 2015
Grape variety
Tasting notes
Colour: Pale gold with green tints.
Nose: A fresh straightforward bouquet blending notes of white fowers and fruits.
Palate: The immediate impression is lots of direct freshness and a mineral aspect that reveals itself at the finish.
Wine and food pairing
This Mâcon-Villages goes perfectly with poultry and white meats, but also snails, grilled tofu or chops, white pudding, chitterling sausage, sweet red peppers salad and cheeses such as dry goat’s cheese or a blue chesse.
Serving temperature
Serve at around 12-14 °C.
Ageing potential
This wine can be consumed now or laid down in a cellar for the next 4 years.
History
Vintage : 2015
The 2015 vintage was almost perfect; the harvested grapes were very ripe and healthy.
After a fairly mild Winter and Spring, we experienced an exceptional, lengthy heatwave towards the end of June. As such the vineyard work in July was limited. Some vine-leaves in certain early-growth vineyards or vineyards planted on shallow soil experienced some sunburn.
There was a storm in early August which had various effects on the Burgundy vineyard. As it happens, it was very welcome as it allowed the vine to continue its natural maturity process, as excessive heat can block this.
Climatic conditions remained ideal in the build-up to the harvest and allowed the vineyards to retain their impeccable healthy state while gaining full ripeness;
The harvest took place under sunshine the first 3 weeks of September.
Very little sorting was required as the grape quality was so good.
The yields were inferior to 2014 but remained fairly average considering the last decade.
After a static cold « débourbage » (settling) lasting 24 hours, our white wines started their alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats before being transferred to barrel.
Natural degrees are satisfactory; the grapes show a fine sugar / acidity balance.
The 2015 vintage is an undoubted success and will result in wines of great richness.
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