AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Saône-et-Loire
Geographical Designations
- Blanc, Rouge, and Rosé Wines: Azé, Bray, Burgy, Bussières, Chaintré, Chardonnay, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Cruzille, Davayé, Igè, La Roche-Vineuse, Lugny, Mancey, Milly-Lamartine, Péronne, Pierreclos, Prissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Vergisson, Verzé
- Rouge/Rosé Wines Only: Serrières
- Blanc Wines Only: Fuissé, Loché, Montbellet, Solutré-Pouilly, Uchizy, Vinzelles
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
- Blanc Primeur/Nouveau
- Rosé: Pinot Noir and Gamay
- Rosé Primeur/Nouveau
- Rouge: Pinot Noir and Gamay
- Mâcon Villages Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
- Mâcon Villages Primeur/Nouveau (Blanc)
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation
- Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
- Rouge/Rosé: 100% Gamay
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Mâcon Blanc: 10%
- Mâcon Rouge/Rosé: 10%
- Mâcon Villages: 10.5%
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Blanc): 11%
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Rouge/Rosé): 10.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Mâcon Blanc: 162 g/l
- Mâcon Rouge/Rosé: 171 g/l
- Mâcon Villages: 170 g/l
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Blanc): 178 g/l
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Rouge/Rosé): 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Mâcon Blanc: 70 hl/ha (60 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Mâcon Rouge/Rosé: 64 hl/ha (55 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Mâcon Villages: 68 hl/ha (58 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Blanc): 66 hl/ha (57 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Mâcon with Geographical Designation (Rouge/Rosé): 58 hl/ha (50 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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