Outstanding houses in Mâcon.
Mâcon whites split the difference between Burgundy's precision and the south's ripeness, their limestone bones softened by generous fruit.
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Region DNA
The character of Mâcon
Based on 134 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 40 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Mâcon
Domaine Jean Touzot
VisitMâcon wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Mâcon with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Domaine Guillot-Broux
Le Bourg, 71260, Cruzille-en-Mâconnais, France
Critics' peak 93 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Enthusiast
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- 04Domaine Nicolas Delfaud
Rue de l'Ancienne Cure, 71960 Sologny, France, France
Critics' peak 90 · Wine Advocate · Vinous · Vivino
- 05Clos Saint-Pierre
Clos Saint-Pancras, 71960 Pierreclos, France (Maconnais region), France
Critics' peak 90 · Wine Advocate · Vinous · Vivino
- 06Château Vitallis - Denis Dutron
Rue du Bourg, 71960, Fuissé, France
Critics' peak 90 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 07Domaine des Deux Roches
Lieu-dit La Cuette 181 Route de Mâcon, 71960, Davayé, France
Critics' peak 89 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 08Vignoble de Somméré
32 Montée de Monceau, 71960, La Roche-Vineuse, France
Critics' peak 89 · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 09Jean Manciat
557 Chemin des Gérards, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, France
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 10Domaine de La Tour Penet
La Tour Penet, Péronne, France
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 11Sylvaine et Alain Normand
16 Chemin de la Grange du Dîme, 71960, La Roche-Vineuse, France
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 12Château de la Greffière
La Greffière, 71960, La Roche-Vineuse, France
Critics' peak 88 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
Mâcon is a wine region in France, home to 61 producers tracked on Femente, 4 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Gamay, producing Burgundy Mâconnais White and Burgundy Red wines with notes of Tree fruit, Oak, and Citrus fruit. It takes in Mâcon-Uchizy, Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, Mâcon-Bussières, Mâcon-Lugny, and Mâcon-Montbellet.
Mâcon — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Mâcon?
- The most planted varieties in Mâcon are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Shiraz/Syrah, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Mâcon known for?
- Mâcon is known for Burgundy Mâconnais White, Burgundy Red, and Burgundy White wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Oak, and Citrus fruit.
- How many wineries are in Mâcon?
- Femente tracks 61 producers in Mâcon, of which 4 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Mâcon?
- Mâcon is a wine region in France, taking in Mâcon-Uchizy, Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, Mâcon-Bussières, and Mâcon-Lugny.
Mâcon
Mâcon whites split the difference between Burgundy's precision and the south's ripeness, their limestone bones softened by generous fruit. Here, Chardonnay tastes of stone orchard rather than steel.
Producers in Mâcon
- Gérald Talmard — distinction
- Pierre Mornand — undiscovered
- Vuillemez — honest
- Domaine Nicolas Delfaud — distinction
- Domaine du Berthier — undiscovered
- Domaine Joseph Lafarge — honest
- Domaine des Coteaux du Val Lamartinien — undiscovered
- Domaine des Roches — undiscovered
- Domaine Raphaël Sallet — honest
- Domaine Giroud — honest
- Château de Berzé — undiscovered
- Domaine Saint-Denis — undiscovered
- Bureau Veritas — undiscovered
- Jean Manciat — distinction
- Domaine Les Perserons — undiscovered
- Michel Chavet — honest
- Sylvaine et Alain Normand — distinction
- Monterrain — honest
- Nadine Ferrand — honest
- Domaine Bourdon — honest
- Clos Saint-Pierre — distinction
- Domaine Baptiste Delorme — undiscovered
- Château Vitallis - Denis Dutron — distinction
- Vins de Croquants — undiscovered
- Louis Dorry — honest
- Les Arbillons — undiscovered
- Domaine de La Tour Penet — distinction
- Papillon-Lavoignat — undiscovered
- Domaine Aimé Blouzard — undiscovered
- Barbiers — undiscovered
- Roger Duboeuf Et Fils — undiscovered
- Pascal Rollet — distinction
- Domaine des Terres Rouges — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Garenne — distinction
- Domaine des Deux Roches — distinction
- Vérizet — honest
- Domaine de la Croix Salain — undiscovered
- Famille Mariller Gaillard — honest
- Domaine Brenot Beranger — undiscovered
- Domaine Camille Lucienne — undiscovered
- Domaine AC — undiscovered
- Domaine de l'Aubraine — undiscovered
- Alexis de Benoist — honest
- Domaine Julien Besse — undiscovered
- Château de Messey — distinction
- Domaine Guillot-Broux — distinction
- Nicolas Rousset — distinction
- Domaine Chapuis — honest
- Vignoble de Somméré — distinction
- Château de la Greffière — distinction
- Jean-Michel Combier — undiscovered
- Domaine Emile Blanc — undiscovered
- Marcel Brubach — undiscovered
- Talmard Mallory & Benjamin — honest