Why it matters
The producer
Domaine du Val Lamartinien is a family owned domaine in Prissé, in the Mâconnais of southern Burgundy. Chardonnay is the primary grape. The range includes Mâcon Prissé and Saint Véran whites, Bourgogne Rouge as a red wine, and Crémant de Bourgogne as a sparkling wine.
The labels move from regional Bourgogne to more specific Mâconnais names. The domaine therefore works across several bottle styles while keeping Prissé as its base.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Prissé is one of six villages where Saint Véran is produced. Mâcon Prissé keeps the village in the appellation name, while Saint Véran places the wines within a wider appellation shared across the surrounding villages.
Prissé sits in the Mâconnais, the southern Burgundy region where Chardonnay is central to the white wines. The village is also historically associated with the poet Lamartine.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
The Bourgogne Rouge 2022 uses a pneumatic press, temperature control and cold settling before fermentation. Dry active yeasts are used in a stainless steel fermentation room. Sulfiting is minimized to encourage early malolactic fermentation.
Pneumatic pressing applies gentle pressure, while cold settling allows solids to fall before fermentation. Malolactic fermentation converts sharper malic acid into softer lactic acid, giving the red wine a rounder mouthfeel. Temperature control helps preserve fresh fruit during fermentation.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range moves from Bourgogne and Mâcon labels to Mâcon Prissé, Mâcon Villages and Saint Véran, with Crémant de Bourgogne adding a sparkling style. Bourgogne Rouge 2022 is the red wine in the current range, while Mâcon Villages 2024 is a white wine with a delicate balance of acidity and fruitiness.
The primary grape is Chardonnay. Bourgogne provides the regional level, Mâcon names the wider local appellation, Mâcon Prissé names the village, and Saint Véran belongs to an appellation shared across several villages.