Mâcon Pierreclos

Mâcon Pierreclos is a named sub-zone of Mâcon in France, covering 132.1 ha in Pierreclos. That is 0.7% of the Mâcon appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 11 km north-west of Mâcon and 44 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Mâcon

Category

Vin primeur, Vin tranquille

Area

132.1 ha

Separate plots

33

Extent N–S × E–W

3.09 × 1.56 km

Centre

46.3394° N, 4.6891° E

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km north-west of Mâcon

Nearest city

44 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse 45,340 people

To the sea

307 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

260–460 m

Mean elevation

318 m

Mean slope

10.6° (19 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 125,110 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)98%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Pierreclos

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)