MÂCON-AZÉ > Antonin RODET

MÂCON-AZÉ 2024

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2022 2023 2024

Grape variety

Gamay Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: from cherry to dark ruby via deep garnet.

Nose: accents of small red and black fruits (gooseberry, bilberry) blended with notes of underbrush, mushroom, fruit-pit and animal.

Palate: fruity, rich, hearty, fleshy and easy to like. Both the wine's structure and texture are excellent.

Wine and food pairing

Drink with all delicatessen, charcuterie, grilled and roasted meats, burgers, tapas, wbut alos mixed summer salads and cheeses.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally at around 15°C. (59°F.)

Ageing potential

Mâcon-Azé will be fresh and lively in its youth, and gain in smoothness after about two to three years.

Origin

Mâcon-Azé is a regional appellation from the Mâconnais wine-growing district (Saône-et-Loire) in southern Burgundy.

The name of the commune of origin, in this case AZÉ, may be added to the label after the name MÂCON, attesting that the wine is made from vines grown in the delimited area of the 20 producing and grouped communes.

The appellation is grown on 16 ha of red vines (74 ha of white vines).

- The soils are very stony, carbonated and shallow (east), but also clay-loam on a marl-limestone substrate (south and west).
- Gentle to steep slopes.
- Altitude between 250 and 440 m.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are destemmed for maximum fruitiness. Maceration and fermentation take place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (30°C), with punching down of the cap twice a day during alcoholic fermentation and a few pump-overs to extract all the compounds from the grapes. Malolactic fermentation is carried out at 100% to soften the wine and reduce its acidity. In order to obtain fruity aromas, the wine is matured in vats for around 6 months.

Vintage : 2024

One year follows another and no two are alike. After a generous and fairly mild 2023 vintage, 2024 was long, temperamental and rainy for our vineyard team. Rain was an integral part of their daily routine from autumn 2023 and throughout the vegetative growth of the vines. It took a lot of effort to contain mildew and weeds in the plots. Flowering went slowly but smoothly in the 1st half of June.

Until mid-June, temperatures fluctuated between normal and cool, with frost in some areas in April. It was only when summer came around that we were able to enjoy seasonal, even warm, temperatures.

In terms of Burgundy as a whole, the Côte Chalonnaise came out on top in terms of both the quantity and quality of the grapes harvested. Even if all these climatic hazards had an impact on the yield, we harvested grapes with very well-balanced ripeness and airy bunches. After meticulous sorting and fine vinification work, we're delighted with the quality of our wines. The whites are well-balanced, fresh and flavoursome. The reds are straightforward, fruity and elegant.