Mâcon Chardonnay

Mâcon Chardonnay is a named sub-zone of Mâcon in France, covering 1,012.5 ha across 4 communes. That is 5.7% of the Mâcon appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.7 km south-west of Tournus and 21 km north of Mâcon.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Mâcon

Category

Vin primeur, Vin tranquille

Area

1,012.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

6.85 × 6.17 km

Centre

46.5058° N, 4.8607° E

Where it is

Nearest town

7.7 km south-west of Tournus

Nearest city

21 km north of Mâcon 35,484 people

To the sea

326 km

Rivers nearby

Sane (5.7 km)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

211–384 m

Mean elevation

288 m

Mean slope

7.5° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 15,919 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)98%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 4

• Chardonnay
• Ozenay
• Plottes
• Tournus

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)