TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Mâconnais
Southern Burgundy · warmest climate
Mâconnais — Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran. Burgundy with southern warmth and tropical tones.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Mâconnais Southern Burgundy · warmest climate
Mâconnais — Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran. Burgundy with southern warmth and tropical tones.
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
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Computed from fingerprint similarity
Breisgau
Baden
96% similar
- Freshness (slightly): Bourgogne · Mâconnais has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Badische Bergstraße
Baden
96% similar
- Freshness (slightly): Bourgogne · Mâconnais has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 29 →Domaine Daniel Barraud
Vergisson
Renown 41/100
Domaine de la Bongran (Jean Thévenet)
Clessé
Renown 37/100
Domaine Olivier Merlin
La Roche-Vineuse
Renown 30/100
Domaine Robert-Denogent
Fuissé
Renown 30/100
Château de Beauregard
Fuissé
Renown 10/100
Domaine des Deux Roches
Davayé
Renown 10/100
Château Bonnet
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay
Renown 1/100
Château des Rontets
This terroir's soils in the glossary