The dramatic escarpments of Solutré and Vergisson were formed during the Bajocien period and provide identical fossilized limestone to the Côte-d’Or. At altitudes of up to 300 metres the Chardonnay vines are planted on the steep east and south-east facing slopes with their clay-limestone soils and schist which was bedded during the Jurassic period. Whilst the AOC for Solutré-Pouilly, … Continue reading Mâconnais