Mâconnais

Overview of the appellations in the Mâconnais

The Mâconnais is located in the southern part of Burgundy and is famous for its fresh, fruity Chardonnays and a few light red Gamays. The region has regional, village and some Premier Cru levels.

✅ 1. Regional appellations

These can be produced throughout the Mâconnais:

• Mâcon (white, red, rosé)
• Mâcon-Villages (white only)

👉 Mâcon may appear with or without a village name, depending on the plot and wine style.

🏡 2. Village appellations

More specific per village; only white, except for Mâcon plus village, which can also be red or rosé.

• Pouilly-Fuissé
• Pouilly-Loché
• Pouilly-Vinzelles
• Saint-Véran
• Viré-Clessé

👉 These five are village AOCs that produce only white wines.

In addition, there are Mâcon + village variants:
In total, 27 villages may add their name to Mâcon, for example:

• Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly
• Mâcon-Fuissé
• Mâcon-Vinzelles
• Mâcon-Igé
• Mâcon-Lugny
• Mâcon-Pierreclos
• Mâcon-Bussières
• Mâcon-Prissé
• Mâcon-Charnay-lès-Mâcon
• ... and so on.

There are 27 authorised villages. These villages often produce white, red and sometimes rosé under their own village name.

🏅 3. Premier Cru

Since 2020, Pouilly-Fuissé is the first (and so far only) appellation within the Mâconnais to have official Premier Cru vineyards:

• 22 Premier Cru climats within Pouilly-Fuissé.

Examples:

• Le Clos
• Les Ménétrières
• Les Vignes Blanches
• etc.

Other villages such as Saint-Véran and Viré-Clessé are also working towards Premier Cru status, but these have not yet been officially granted.

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