Maison Auvigue
Maison Auvigue, Macôn-Solutré-Pouilly
2021
$29.95
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.