A charming Chardonnay with notes of citrus, apple, pear, and white flowers. The palate is beautifully balanced between roundness and bright acidity. WINEMAKER Patrice de l’Epine APPELLATION Mâcon-Villages GRAPE VARIETAL 100% Chardonnay TERROIR The 40-year-old vines grow on clay and chalk soils on the gentle hills that border the Saône Valley between the villages of Lugny and Viré. WINEMAKING Direct pressuring at the arrival of grapes in the cellar. AGING On fine lees for 6 months. ALCOHOL CONTENT 12.5% Technical Sheet PDF
This private Domaine is one of a very few properties of its size in the Mâconnais region dating back to the 11th century. During the Middle Ages, the Domaine was considered one of the outbuildings of the renown Abbey de Cluny. Purchased after the French Revolution by the l’Epine family it now covers some 62 acres, a third containing vines over 40 years old. These vines are 100% Chardonnay. They grow in the clay and chalk soil of the gentle hills which bordering the Saône Valley between the villages of Lugny and Viré. View all collection: Château de Mirande Wines …