Cave des Vignerons de Mancey 2020 Macon Bourgogne Blanc

The Wine

This is a quirky/small cooperative in Macon's more southern "cow country" that leaves their wine on the lees for an unusually long time. This technique makes the wines last seemingly forever within the context of the category. 

The wine is sourced from sloped limestone soils around the Burgundy regions of Mancey, Vers, Royer and Martailly-Les-Brancion. The wine is medium-bodied and crisp, with minimal oak influence showing.

From a vintage deemed "Excellent", this wine represents exceptional value for lovers of white Burgundy. 

Winemaker Notes: The wine introduces itself in the glass with its pale golden color with a greenish tint, a hint at a wine that is crisp and refreshing. The intense aromas of white flowers and dried fruit are typical of the grape variety: In the Mâcon area, we say that a good Mâcon wine “chardonnes” (shows a Chardonnay character). The wine is fresh and lively on entry to the palate and then show s a sensation of softness and roundness.

Founded in 1929, Les Vignerons de Mancey, is set in the heart of lovely countryside, a few kilometers from Tournus and the Saône River. The winery's "terroir" begins with the open, rolling landscape of the Mâconnais hills, populated with vineyards, meadows and woods. 

A cooperative of just 12 growers, this wine is known for extended lees aging that is about twice the average, resulting in a creamy mouth feel in a wine that over-delivers for the money. Anyone can pay lots of money and get a great wine - that takes no genius. But finding gems like this one? You'll be glad you tried a bottle, then come back for a case.