Maison Auvigue, Macôn-Solutré-Pouilly 2021

Maison Auvigue

Maison Auvigue, Macôn-Solutré-Pouilly
2021

$29.95

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.10
Product code
13133620
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$26.05
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Maconnais
Appellation
Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Alcohol percentage
12.5%
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

One is not born into the Auvigue family without having a heart that beats for the terroirs of Pouilly-Fuissé. For a very long time, the footsteps of Sylvain Brenas-Auvigue, great-grandson of the founder of the eponymous house, have crisscrossed the vineyards surrounding the villages of Pouilly and Fuissé. The latter took over Maison Auvigue in 2016. He loves above all the South Mâconnais and its vineyards. It is in this setting, around the Roche de Solutré that the vineyards, real organs of...

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Product notes

Vinified from purchased grapes, the juices are put through static settling for 12 hours. The clear juices are transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for fermentation. After fermentation, the wines are aged on lees and in stainless steel tanks until bottling. This wine expresses all the character of "Chardonnay" through citrus notes combined with a hint of menthol and minerality, offering freshness and generosity.

Production notes

Vinified from purchased grapes, the bunches are pneumatically pressed, and the juices are put through static settling for 12 hours. The clear juices are then transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. After fermentation, the wines are aged on lees and in stainless steel tanks until bottling.

Tasting notes

This Mâcon-Solutré expresses all the character of "Chardonnay" through citrus notes combined with a hint of menthol and minerality, offering the freshness and generosity of Mâconnais white wines.