1er Jus de Chavigne

⏳ Drikkevindue

Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, with the finest vintages easily cellar-worthy for 20 years.

🍽️ Mad & Vin-match

Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal chops with chanterelles, rich lobster thermidor

✨ Tekniske specifikationer

Crafted by the iconoclastic Jean-Marie Guffens, the '1er Jus de Chavigne' is a legendary cuve that epitomizes his revolutionary impact on the Mconnais. Sourced from the steep, limestone-rich slopes of the historic 'En Chavigne' vineyard in Vergisson, this rare bottling is made exclusively from the first press run ('premier jus') of the estate's oldest Chardonnay vines. Guffens, famous for his provocative stance against the rigid hierarchies of the Cte d'Or, proves with this wine that terroir and uncompromising viticulture can yield whites of Grand Cru stature. The wine undergoes natural fermentation and extended aging on its fine lees, resulting in a breathtakingly complex white Burgundy. It marries opulent, sun-drenched stone fruit characters with a laser-like, saline minerality and a structural tension that allows it to evolve magnificently over time.

🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten

Domaine Guffens-Heynen blev grundlagt i 1979 af det belgiske ægtepar Jean-Marie Guffens og Lydie Heynen og har hjemme i den maleriske landsby Vergisson i Mâconnais i Bourgogne. Jean-Marie Guffens er bredt anerkendt som en revolutionerende visionær, der forvandlede det sydlige Bourgognes omdømme gennem et kompromisløst markarbejde, streng manuel selektering i flere omgange ('tries') under høsten og et præcist, minimalistisk arbejde i vinkælderen. Vingården er verdenskendt for at skabe ekstraordinært koncentrerede, mineralske og lagringsværdige hvide bourgogner fra ikoniske lieu-dits som En Chavigne og La Roche i Pouilly-Fuissé samt Mâcon-Pierreclos – vine, der jævnligt måler sig med de ypperste Grand Crus fra Côte de Beaune.

🍇 Grape Varieties

Chardonnay

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors