Name: Florent Rouve Mâcon La Roche Vineuse "Soleil Levant" 2022
SKU: BTL-0521
Price: 28.5 GBP
Availability: InStock

Soleil Levant is an east-facing vieilles vignes site, meaning the vines are older and naturally lower yielding. The vineyard takes in the morning sun but avoids the hottest part of the afternoon, which is particularly useful in a warm year like 2022 and helps the grapes keep their acidity.

This is crisp and direct, with ripe citrus, pear and a lightly honeyed edge, plus a subtle touch of oak. The palate is dry, fresh and well shaped, with good length and a long, mineral finish. It has concentration, but it stays clean and lively throughout.

Florent Rouve divides his time between two estates he owns in the Mâconnais and the Jura. His cellar in the Mâcon is in Davayé, in the heart of Saint-Véran, and he produces a consistently strong range of whites across the key southern Burgundy appellations. The 2022s were picked promptly at the end of August, then fermented and aged for 9 to 15 months in small oak barrels, with around 10 to 25% new wood.

Food Pairing

Grilled fish, roast chicken, creamy pasta, or simple dishes with herbs and lemon.

Drink 2024–2026.

Quick Info

Bottle Size: 75cl

ABV: 13%

Designation: AOC Mâcon-La Roche-Vineuse

Vintage: 2022

Oak Influence: Oaked

BIN: BTL-0521

Current Stock: 12

Vegan: Yes

Vegetarian: Yes

Style: White Wine

Style: Rich & Textured Whites

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This brilliant young wine-maker has made a name for himself in both his home region of the Jura and in the Mâconnais where he has expanded his holdings considerably by buying the famous Jean Rijckaert estate from the eponymous Belgian restaurateur.

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