TERROIR PROFILE

Bourgogne · Mâconnais

Southern Burgundy · warmest climate

Mâconnais — Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran. Burgundy with southern warmth and tropical tones.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy

Bourgogne · Mâconnais Southern Burgundy · warmest climate

Mâconnais — Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran. Burgundy with southern warmth and tropical tones.

Cool continentalSlope: gentleChardonnayPinot NoirGamay
What is terroir?

SOILS

Limestoneprecise, mineral

Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.

Graniteelegant, lightly spicy

Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.

Marlbalanced, structured

Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

Warmer than Côte d'Or, Mediterranean influences, over 2,000 sunshine hours.

TOPOGRAPHY · gentle

Gentle hills, transition to Beaujolais.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

full bodytropical fruitsoft, lushdry but roundsunny Chardonnay

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Breisgau

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Badische Bergstraße

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  • Freshness (slightly): Bourgogne · Mâconnais has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).

Bensheim

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96% similar

  • Freshness (slightly): Bourgogne · Mâconnais has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).

This terroir's soils in the glossary