Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2022 Mâcon-Villages Blanc pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of squishy tropical fruit, lemon cream, almond, and butter. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. Drink now.

Nothing profound or particularly thoughtful here. Just an easy, simple, clean wine that asks very little of you in a great way.

Bright and balanced. While it might be seen as simple, it tasted correct and delicious.

Not that interesting

Meyer lemon, tart pear, sea shells and white flowers. Simply a pleasurable, food-friendly and well-crafted example of the region. Very clean, crisp, mineral-forward Chardonnay without any evidence of oak and maybe just a partial malolactic treatment. Short finish and moderate complexity, but very lively and fresh on the palate and a great accompaniment to a range of foods including sushi, tacos, barbecue and light sauces.

Bye bye Summer Clothes... Unpacking Fall Sweaters

One of the better Macon-Villages I've had. Meyer lemon, yellow apple, quince, sea shell and crushed chalk, with a tiny bit of honeysuckle and white floral character. Definitely unoaked, possibly partial malo but still pretty clean and lean; Just enough to give the wine a tiny bit of creamy, richer texture. Bone dry, acid decently high but definitely wouldn't describe it as "sharp" or anything similar. Ate with chicken tacos, wasn't a perfect pairing but it definitely wasn't unpleasant, either. Really solid value at $14.

The beautiful thing about wine is that there is something for all occasions (and subsequently, all price points). I absolutely adore the Macon for its flavor & value. Let’s admit, Chardonnay for its category is pretty well saturated. A village-level wine need not be seen as one dimensional or simple but rather all-encompassing of a single appellation or a better testament of producer winemaking using a greater scope.
This is my bargain wine. This is my Gatorade. I drink this to myself on summer nights when I wreck havoc on my coworkers for inviting me to their Fantasy Football league. Go team

Bright medium yellow hue. Green apple, pear, and honeysuckle evident on the nose. Medium bodied and relatively crisp on the palate with lemon and flinty minerality coming in at 13% alcohol. Aged in stainless steel, it is food friendly and quite pleasurable drinking at this price.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. So grateful for our friends and family!