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Macon Blanc Villages 2009, Domaine Auvigue
Macon Blanc Villages 2009, Domaine Auvigue
Bottle Price: £9.95
Case Price: £113.4
- Country: France
- Region: Burgundy
- Grape Variety: Chardonnay
- Alcohol: 13%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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Light, lively medium bodied Macon Chardonnay with a hint of dried straw and has aromatic finish. Appetizing aroma of a mix of vanilla, fruit and cream.
Domaine Auvigue - Macon, Burgundy
Brothers Jean-Pierre and Michel Auvigue are tucked away on the western side of Macon, the bustling industrial centre of the region. The attractive and neat collection of family house, offices and winery nestle down a side track off the main road – a quiet retreat from where this very professional organization export throughout the wine-consuming world.
The domaine produces an amazing range of cuvées, which made it a daunting tasting after a long day spent traveling and wine tasting throughout the region. But the classical white Burgundy, with its depth of flavours, purity of fruit and added complexity, stood head and shoulders above every other domain's wine we'd tasted that day.
The world famous and ancient Burgundy vineyards cover more than 31,500 square km and stretch like a thin finger for 110 km from Chablis in the north, through the Côte de Nuits to the Côte de Chalonnaise, the Mâconnais and Beaujolais, just north of Lyon. The climate is ideal and the soil rich and fertile, the wines strong, well-structured, balanced and very aromatic. The result is 30,000 growers and over 700 different Appellation Contrôlées. The region may be fragmented but with the emergence of some young and dedicated growers and some superb recent vintages, quality is at an all time high.
Macon Villages is one of the classic white wines of France. Offering the sought-after characteristics of white Burgundy - elegance, restrained fruit and complexity - yet at a price that leaves most expensive Cote d'Or wines in the shade
If you want terrific value for money and some of the Cote d'Or's elegance, the better Maconnais wines often meet the brief". Jane MacQuitty, The Times,
"The Maconnais region can be a source of very well priced Chardonnay, especially if you like full-flavoured whites but aren't that keen on oak". Tim Atkin, MW, Observer Food Monthly,
