Domaine Olivier Merlin Macon la Roche Vineuse 2021
AppellationMâcon‑La Roche‑Vineuse
CountryFrance
ColourWhite
Alcohol13.5%
Bottle750 ml
Drink window2024 – 2027
A pale gold Chardonnay that offers fragrant white‑peach and exotic fruit aromas, underscored by a fine mineral drive from the La Roche‑Vineuse limestone soils, presenting a poised medium body with a subtly textured mid‑palate.
Tasting
- Aroma
- white peach, exotic fruit
- Palate
- balanced, medium‑bodied, textured mid‑palate
- Finish
- mineral and poised finish
Pairs with
- grilled sea bass with lemon
- herb‑roasted chicken
- lightly salted scallops
Vineyard & Cellar
- Vinification
- Direct pressing, light settling of must, alcoholic fermentation 90% in stainless steel tanks, 10% in older Burgundian barrels. Aged for 15 months.
From the Archive
Plantation density is 8,000 vine stocks per hectare. Guyot pruning and de-budding to restrict yields. Soils are plowed as needed and harvest is by hand.
Terroir: Facing south/southwest at 230-280-meters elevation. Slope 5%- 20%. Bathonian and Bajocian-era clay-limestone soils.