Category | Regional appellation since 31/07/1937 for Mâcon These are additional geographical precisions which may be added to the regional (generic) appellation of “Mâcon.” Since the 2005 decree, the name of Mâcon followed by a village precision designates (mainly) white wines from the area demarcated within the municipality of that precision. |
Commune(s) of production | Saône et Loire |
27 Allowed Geographic Precisions | Azé, Bray, Burgy, Bussières, Chaintré, Chardonnay, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Cruzille, Davayé, Fuissé, Igé, Lugny, Loché, Mancey, Milly-Lamartine, Montbellet, Péronne, Pierreclos, Prissé, La Roche-Vineuse, Serrières, Solutré-Pouilly, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Uchizy, Vergisson, Verzé, Vinzelles |
Colours and grape varieties | White only for Fuissé, Loché, Montbellet, Solutré-Pouilly, Uchizy, Vergisson, Vinzelles. Otherwise: Red: Gamay or pinot noir Rosé: Gamay or pinot noir White: Chardonnay |
Area in production | 1377 ha of white only 197 ha of red & rosé |
Maximum yield per hectare | White – 66 hl/ha Red & rosé – 58 hl/ha |
2018 Crop | White: 106,805 hectolitres Red: 7,426 hectolitres Rosé: 165 hectolitres 1 hectolitre (hl) = 100 litres = 133 bottles |
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Source: BIVB