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VIRÉ-CLESSÉ

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Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Food and wine pairing

This wine will be perfect paired up with creamy dishes, such as veal stews, or steamed fishes and even goat cheeses.

Serving suggestions

Ideally serve between 11°C and 13°C [52°F - 55°F]

Ageing potential

Can be enjoyed in its youth for its fruitiness. More complex aromas and flavours such as quince jam will develop with time. It will be able to age for 5 to 8 years.

Origins

A communal appellation created in 1999, producing exclusively whites from nearly 391 hectares. Viré-Clessé is the first Village appellation to be created from outstanding terroirs within the AOC Mâcon-Villages. Viré and Clessé are two communes in southern Burgundy, located between Tournus and Mâcon.

The cru is made up of two north-south slopes, bounded by the Bourbonne and Mouge valleys. They are made up of Bajocian limestone with entrochs and Oxfordian (Jurassic) marl-limestone strata. Other land at the bottom of the slopes is made up of "chailles" clay (sandstone pebbles), facing east and well drained.

- Steep slopes,
- East, south-east exposure,
- Altitude 200 m to 400 m.