Verget : Mâcon-Pierreclos 2023

Characteristics and tasting notes for the Mâcon-Pierreclos 2023 Verget

Tasting notes

Color
The glass reveals a brilliant pale gold hue, elevated by delicate greenish highlights.

Nose
The nose expresses a beautiful mineral purity, releasing vibrant aromas of lemon and pear, subtly nuanced by brioche notes brought by aging on the lees.

Palate
On the palate, the wine stands out for its incisive acidity and remarkable clarity. The absence of oak preserves the crystalline character of the fruit, while extended contact with the lees lends a lovely textural depth. The finish is long, precise, and marked by a characteristic mineral tension.

Food and wine pairing

This white wine pairs ideally with creamy starters such as leek tart or risotto verrines. It also goes wonderfully with grilled razor clams, gratinated oysters, snails in parsley butter, as well as delicate fish or dishes based on fresh vegetables.

Service and storage

To fully appreciate this Mâcon-Pierreclos 2023, it is recommended to serve it at a temperature between 10 and 11°C as an aperitif, or between 11 and 12°C to accompany a meal.

Other characteristics

To preserve its freshness, maintain a reductive environment, and avoid any risk of oxidation, this wine is bottled with an alternative closure in the form of a screw cap.

The mineral purity and precision of a white wine from Mâcon-Pierreclos

The estate

Founded in 1990 by visionary Belgian Jean-Marie Guffens and his wife Maine Heynen, Maison Verget is a négociant house located in Sologny, in Burgundy. Born from the desire to prove that the Mâconnais can produce white wines of remarkable quality, the house is distinguished by its exacting approach and its relentless pursuit of terroir expression. Today, oenologist Julien Desplans oversees the estate's day-to-day operations, upholding the precise style and uncompromising philosophy that have earned Verget its international renown.

The vineyard

This Mâcon-Pierreclos comes from old vines planted on the steep slopes of the village of Pierreclos, at altitudes ranging from 270 to over 400 meters. This terroir benefits from warm days and cool nights, favoring balanced ripening. The soils form a complex mosaic, blending granitic sandstone, clay-limestone marl, and hard limestone. Vineyard management follows a "no-till" philosophy, limiting mechanical intervention and encouraging berry concentration through natural cover cropping and manual harvesting carried out in successive passes.

The vintage

The year 2023 offered balanced climatic conditions, marking a return to normalcy after the extremes of previous years. The growing season benefited from moderate summer heat and welcome rainfall in August, allowing the berries to reach optimal ripeness while retaining a lovely natural freshness.

Winemaking and aging

The grapes for this Mâcon-Pierreclos 2023 are gently pressed using a modified pneumatic press, with a rigorous separation of free-run juice and press juice. Fermentation takes place exclusively with indigenous yeasts. For this cuvée, both winemaking and aging occur in stainless steel tanks in order to preserve the purity of the fruit and its mineral expression, with no use of new oak whatsoever. The wine then undergoes extended aging on the lees to develop its complexity.

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay