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Mâconnais

The Mâconnais is southern Bourgogne Chardonnay country, centred on Mâcon, Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran. It is warmer and broader than Chablis or the Côte d'Or.

Place
Mâconnais, Bourgogne
Wine context
Chardonnay
Good for
Understanding Burgundy's more generous southern Chardonnay, especially Pouilly-Fuissé and its now-classified crus.
Look for
Pouilly-Fuissé · Pouilly-Loché · Pouilly-Vinzelles · Saint-Véran
Atlas locationMâconnais · Bourgogne46.45° N · 4.80° E

The Mâconnais is Bourgogne's southern Chardonnay area, centred on Mâcon, Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran. Its other listed appellations are Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Viré-Clessé, Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon. It is warmer and broader than Chablis or the Côte d'Or. Pouilly-Fuissé is the key name, with premier cru sites now part of its story.

Elsewhere in Bourgogne

Continue through the region

  1. Chablis37 producersChablis is Chardonnay in Bourgogne's cool north, organised into Petit Chablis, Chablis, premier cru and grand cru levels.
  2. Côte Chalonnaise9 producersSouth of the Côte d'Or, the Côte Chalonnaise follows Bourgogne's village logic through Mercurey, Givry, Rully, Montagny and Bouzeron. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Aligoté all have a place here.
  3. Côte de Beaune66 producersCôte de Beaune brings Bourgogne's great Chardonnay villages and a strong run of Pinot Noir villages onto the same limestone slope.
  4. Côte de Nuits36 producersCôte de Nuits is Bourgogne's compact northern red-wine slope, where a chain of villages and vineyards gives Pinot Noir a remarkable range of expressions.

Producer profiles

Producers in Mâconnais

  • Chateau de BuffaventPierres Dorées Beaujolais estate with a Vieilles Vignes red from sixty-year-old vines, aged ten months in barrel.
  • Château de JacquesChâteau de Jacques is a Beaujolais producer shaped by a 1924 foundation and a later commitment to non-carbonic winemaking.
  • chateau de LavernetteBurgundy property making Beaujolais-Leynes red wine and Chardonnay Beaujolais Blanc from sandy pink granite.
  • Château de PierreuxChâteau de Pierreux is a 110-hectare estate focused on red Brouilly made from 100% Gamay, with mature plots, mixed shallow soils and a gradual conversion to trellised vines since 2009.
  • Château du Moulin-à-VentMoulin-à-Vent Gamay from named terroirs, with Champ de Cour's dark fruit and muscular build.
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  • Château FuisséFuissé domaine working more than 100 plots, from Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran to Gamay Juliénas and Chardonnay Crémant.
  • Chateau Grange CochardMorgon estate in Beaujolais, making Gamay reds from 9.5 hectares with hand harvesting and organic certification since 2023.
  • Domaine AnitaChénas domaine launched by former cyclist Anita Neveu, making the red Gamay Chénas Cuvée P'tit Co Les Brureaux.
  • Domaine BarraudVergisson domaine making mineral Chardonnay from limestone parcels, from Mâcon Villages to Premier Cru Pouilly Fuissé.
  • Domaine CheyssonDomaine Cheysson farms 26 hectares on the steep granite hillsides of Chiroubles, where hand-harvested Gamay ages in a preserved 17th-century cellar.
  • Domaine CordierFuissé domaine making Chardonnay white wines from several Mâconnais villages and appellations.
  • Domaine Daniel BoulandDaniel Bouland farms old vines in Morgon, Chiroubles and Côte de Brouilly, with wines capable of long ageing.
  • Domaine de Fa A&M GraillotGraillot brothers making organic Beaujolais from Fleurie and Saint Amour, with whole cluster fermentation in concrete.
  • Domaine de ThulonLantignié domaine on granite, working Gamay from fruity Beaujolais Nouveau to mineral Régnié and Chiroubles.
  • Domaine des MarransFleurie domaine making old vine Gamay reds and Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay through whole cluster fermentation.
  • Domaine des Terres DoréesCharnay domaine making Gamay with Burgundian vinification, indigenous yeasts, and granite and limestone vineyard settings.
  • Domaine Didier DesvignesVillié-Morgon domaine making organic Beaujolais wines across Morgon, Brouilly, Fleurie and other appellations.
  • Domaine du Château de la PiroletteSaint-Amour domaine with Gamay wines, varied soils, and parcel cuvées including La Poulette.
  • Domaine du Petit PéroutVillié-Morgon domaine growing Gamay Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah, with Morgon wines from named parcels.
  • Domaine du Val LamartinienFamily owned Prissé domaine making Chardonnay Mâconnais wines from clay and limestone, with Bourgogne Rouge and Crémant de Bourgogne.
  • Domaine DubostDomaine Dubost is a Lantignié producer shaped by short carbonic maceration, softer demi-muid maturation, and a strongly communal local wine culture.
  • Domaine Famille PaquetMâconnais wines from Domaine Famille Paquet, with Saint Véran En Crèches and plot by plot natural farming.
  • Domaine FichetIgé family domaine making Mâconnais wines including Chardonnay Château London, with old vines and fine lees work.
  • Domaine Frantz ChagnoleauPierreclos domaine farming organic Mâconnais vineyards across Mâcon, Saint Véran, Viré Clessé and Pouilly Fuissé.
  • Domaine J A FerretDomaine J A Ferret makes Chardonnay Pouilly-Fuissé shaped by four generations of women winemakers and house parcel classifications.
  • Domaine Jean-Christophe PerraudLa Roche-Vineuse domaine making Chardonnay focused Mâconnais whites, with Pinot Noir and Gamay reds.
  • Domaine Jean-Marc BurgaudDomaine Jean-Marc Burgaud makes Gamay in Beaujolais, with Morgon Côte du Py at the heart of a range shaped by whole-berry maceration, short tank ageing and separate cuvées.
  • Domaine JoubertDomaine Joubert comes from Bourgogne, France.
  • Domaine Jules DesjourneysDomaine Jules Desjourneys farms Gamay in Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent, with biodynamic viticulture and concrete and glass ageing.
  • Domaine La Famille KDomaine La Famille K in Morancé, Beaujolais, with Le Père Rouge 2018 and Chardonnay based Le Père Blanc 2018.
  • Domaine La SoufrandiereMâcon domaine of the Bret brothers, making named site Chardonnay with organic and biodynamic farming.
  • Domaine Louis-Claude DesvignesMorgon domaine farming three named parcels through organic viticulture, parcel vinification and concrete vat ageing on fine lees.
  • Domaine Passy le ClouDomaine Passy le Clou makes Chablis in Beine from scattered plots, with stainless steel ageing and bottles from Petit Chablis to Beauroy.
  • Domaine Paul Janin & FilsBeaujolais domaine with Moulin-à-Vent Gamay, named parcel cuvées and estate bottling introduced in 1952.
  • Domaine Roger LassaratVergisson domaine founded by Roger Lassarat in 1969, led by his son, with Racines marked by white flowers and citrusy minerality.
  • Domaine TrouilletFourth generation white wine domaine at Roche de Solutré, with Pouilly-Fuissé Aux Chailloux as its flagship.
  • Domaines Pierre-Marie ChermetteDomaines Pierre-Marie Chermette makes 100% Gamay wines, from floral Fleurie Poncié on pink granite to fresh, seasonal Beaujolais Nouveau Les Griottes.
  • Maison CoquardMaison Coquard is a Gamay-focused producer whose Beaujolais wines emphasize a quality-to-value approach across eight distinct collections.
  • Maison Georges DuboeufRomanèche-Thorins merchant and winemaker known for Beaujolais, with Gamay Moulin-à-Vent and Bourgogne white wines.
  • Maison Jean LoronMaison Jean Loron combines vineyard ownership and négociant work across Beaujolais and Mâconnais, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
  • Maison PironMaison Piron joins a Morgon family line traced to 1590 with sustainable work across steep, fragmented granite and schist parcels.
  • MommessinA Burgundy-origin house now based beneath Mont Brouilly, Mommessin explores Gamay from bright organic Beaujolais to more structured cru bottlings.
  • Trenel & FilsA Charnay-lès-Mâcon house acquired by Michel Chapoutier in 2015, with a signature Gamay Noir cuvée from vines planted in 1922.
  • Vignerons de Terres SècretesA cooperative of 120 growers working about 900 hectares, uniting Prissé, Verzé and Sologny within one structure.
  • Vignerons des Grandes VignesA Burgundy cooperative bringing together historic local co-ops and producing wines across Mâconnais and wider Bourgogne appellations.
  • Vignerons des Terres SecrètesA Mâconnais cooperative turning hand-harvested Chardonnay from limestone soils into Bourgogne, Saint-Véran and Pouilly-Fuissé wines with citrus, salt and mineral shape.

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