A Very Good View | By Malcolm Jolley
Jul 9
1 min read
Updated: Sep 11
Burgundy's Mâconnais region is experiencing renewed attention and acclaim under producers like Baptiste Burrier of Joseph Burrier and Château Beauregard. In a recent tasting, wine writer Malcolm Jolley explores how terroir and technique distinguish the region's wines — from elegant Mâcon Villages to complex Pouilly Fuissé Premier Crus — each expressing its own character through limestone-rich slopes, citrus brightness, and surprising tropical notes. The Burrier family's work extends from Mâcon into neighbouring Beaujolais, representing another rising star in French wine.
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