Mâcon La Roche Vineuse Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared river trout with brown butter, roasted Bresse chicken with morel cream sauce, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from old Chardonnay vines planted in the 1940s on Jurassic limestone and clay marl slopes in the commune of La Roche-Vineuse, this cuvée reflects pure site expression under certified organic viticulture. Fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts, followed by aging on fine lees in a combination of stainless steel and neutral French oak barrels to preserve energetic salinity alongside textural depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Sylvaine & Alain Normand was established in 1993 when Alain Normand settled in the Mâconnais with 13 hectares of rented vineyards in La Roche-Vineuse. The estate expanded significantly in 2010 when his wife Sylvaine joined the operation, contributing historic family holdings across Solutré-Pouilly and Chaintré. Today spanning approximately 35 hectares across La Roche-Vineuse, Prissé, Igé, Solutré, and Chaintré, the domaine farms organically certified vineyards set predominantly on Jurassic limestone and clay marl slopes. Winemaking focuses on classical, intervention-minimal techniques: indigenous yeast fermentations, extended aging on fine lees in stainless steel and neutral French oak barrels, and modest use of sulfur. Benchmark labels include the Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse Vieilles Vignes, drawn from postwar vines planted in the 1940s, alongside single-climat bottlings of Pouilly-Fuissé and Mâcon-Igé Château London, all renowned for their tension, crystalline citrus character, and mineral salinity.
🍇 Grapes
100% Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13%