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Verget & Domaine Guffens-Heynen

*** Producteur de vins de qualité exceptionnelle (the only producer in the Macon are with this ranking)
Le Classement 2007, Bettane & Desseauve

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Jean-Marie Guffens of Verget and Guffens-Heynen is one of the finest white winemakers in the world today. He happens to specialise in white Burgundy producing small batches of brilliant Chablis, Maconaise and Cote d'Or whites. He is unquestionably the leading producer of the Macon and up there with the very finest Chablis producers. In terms of his Macon wines under the Verget label, those searching for highly refined yet intense white Burgundies at very reasonable prices need look no further. Verget's white burgundies from the Mâconnais are every bit as good, if not better, than the wines offered by many Côte d'Or producers. These wines represent some of the finest, white wine values going around. A story to illustrate this: at a recent Burgundy dinner Rob offered two Verget wines masked - the Pouilly Fuisse + the Saint Veran Davaye - and asked the tasters (who included a renowned winemaker, two restaurateurs and some very experienced tasters and collectors) where they thought the wines were from and what level of quality they were. Without a single exception, each of the eight tasters thought the wines were either Puligny or Chassagne and 1er cru or grand cru level! Try this for yourself. Serve any of the wines below masked against your favourite Chassagne or Puligny-Montrachet producers. They may differ in style but they will not be too far away in quality. And almost all of these are under stelvin!

The Verget style? Winemaker Jean-Marie Guffens perhaps summed it up best when he told us; "I am Flemish, I love purity." In his watershed book, The New France, (Mitchell Beazley, 2002), Andrew Jefford described the Verget style in the following way; "Don't buy Verget wines looking for the kind of cheese paste, farm straw richness of traditional "funky" white burgundy; these are white wines made with the kind of ravishing purity, compelling sensual austerity more familiar among the greatest winemakers of the Saar, the Ruwer, or Alsace." We could not have put it better ourselves. In other words don't expect to smell the popcorn, smoke, sulphite & lees notes that are typical of so much white burgundy. In fact, Guffens believes that lees stirring and sulphites are embellishments used in white burgundy to disguise shortcomings (much as dosage and lees aging are used in Champagne). He therefore minimises his use of sulphur. He wants you to taste the fruit in all its purity. Try the 05 Corton as the ultimate expression of this - piercingly intense yet hauntingly pure and ethereal.

Jefford also rates Verget as a "two star" producer of Chablis (the same rating he gives Verget for the rest of Burgundy and the same rating that Verget gets in Le Classement of La revue du Vin de France, the leading French wine guide). The Chablis rating is significant as there are only two other Chablis producers given this rating; Dauvissat and Raveneau! Jefford writes; "It is my belief that it is from Chablis' raw materials that Jean-Marie Guffens has created some of his greatest wines." Guffens pulls out all stops to produce Chablis with the density and intensity of the finest Cote d'Or whites. This is reflected in his pricing of these wines.

What the critics are saying:

Andrew Jefford, The New France, Mitchell Beazley
"Before Guffens, no one knew that Mâcon Peirreclos or even Puilly-Fuissé could rival Corton-Charlemagne or Bâtard Montarchet. Now they do."

Bettane & Desseauve, The World's Greatest Wines
"This peerless winemaker has surpassed himself with recent vintages."

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Domaine Verget

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Verget Vaucluse Blanc Roussanne 2010

Screwcap. 60 cases. This is smashing. 100% Roussanne is seldom seen on its own round these parts and this brims with all kinds of deliciousness. Typical of Guffens, it's a very pure take on... read more

Product Code: 9132-750

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Verget Saint Veran Cote Rotie 2010

We agree with Burghound, this is an outstanding wine. La Côte Rôtie lies at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson, around the village of Davayé. The name comes from its very steep, rocky slope (over... read more

Product Code: 9135-750

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Verget Pouilly Fuisse Terroir de Vergisson 2010

This was blended from some of the finest sites of Pouilly-Fuisse around Vergisson; La Roche, Les Charmes and Champs Rocher. The wine was fermented and matured in oak, 20% new, after spending seven... read more

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Verget Pouilly Fuisse Terroirs de Vergisson La Roche 2010

La Roche (the Rock) vineyard is one of those insider's secrets. This is an idyllic, high-altitude vineyard touching Pouilly-Fuissé with its vines feeding from some of the most limestone-enriched,... read more

Product Code: 9134-750

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Guffens Heynen Le Chavigne Macon Pierreclos 2007

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Guffens Heynen Le Chavigne Macon Pierreclos 2007

"A mildly oxidative nose that is presently difficult to evaluate and my estimated range assumes that this will be cleaned up before bottling. The rich, full and impressively intense flavors provide... read more

Product Code: 7824-750

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Guffens Heynen Saint Veran Clos De Poncetys 2009

This small plot lies below the Vergisson rock and has been described by Guffens as the "Chevalier-Montrachet of Davaye" (the commune), no doubt in reference to the steepness of the site and the... read more

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Guffens Heynen Premier Jus De Chavigne Macon Pierreclos 2007

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Guffens Heynen Premier Jus De Chavigne Macon Pierreclos 2007

Light gold. Pungent aromas of pear skin, quince, toasty lees and minerals, with a strong floral quality adding complexity. Juicy, concentrated citrus and orchard fruit flavors stain the palate and... read more

Product Code: 7825-750

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Guffens Heynen Tris des Hautes des Vignes Pouilly Fuisse 2007

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Guffens Heynen Tris des Hautes des Vignes Pouilly Fuisse 2007

This wine is a blend of free run juices of successive sortings of grapes from 'La Roche', 'Les Croux', 'Les Petits Croux' and 'Les Crays'. "A much more reserved nose requires considerable swirling... read more

Product Code: 7826-750

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$ 218.00 Single bottle price

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