Domaine Guffens-Heynen

Prestige Maconnais from this Brilliant, Maverick Producer

We are now making good on our promise to keep you informed of the second installment from this uncompromising producer. This tranche comprises a selection of three incredible Guffens-Heynen white Burgundies. These wines are produced from Guffens’ home estate and they represent the pinnacle of what he can produce in the Mâcon. They are ultra-pure, ultra powerful Chardonnays from the Mâcconais terroirs of Pierreclos in Mâcon proper, the Clos De Poncetys in St Veran and the individual Tris des Hautes des Vignes, made from the free run juice from a selection of Poully Fuisse’s finest sites. Producing wines of ripeness and grace, 2009 offers up a great vintage of the Guffens’ style. The low yields and meticulous fruit handling has produced wines with a natural opulence and power, yet this richness is balanced by a firm, mineral close. With age, these wines will become more and more elegant and complex.

For those of you new to the wines of Jean-Marie Guffens, it’s not stretching the bow too tight to say that Guffens has... read more