35e Vendange
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Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted poultry with morels, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter sauce
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Crafted to celebrate Jean-Marie Guffens' milestone 35th harvest, the '35e Vendange' is a monumental tribute to a lifetime of revolutionary winemaking in the Mâconnais. For decades, Guffens has defied traditional Burgundian hierarchies, proving that the limestone cliffs of Vergisson could yield whites of Grand Cru stature. This rare cuvée is assembled from his most historic, old-vine Chardonnay parcels, capturing the absolute essence of the estate's terroir. Vinified with Guffens' signature uncompromising approach—extremely low yields, wild yeast fermentation, and extended aging on the fine lees without battonage—the wine is a masterclass in tension. It balances opulent, concentrated stone fruit flavors with a searing, saline minerality and a structural precision that allows it to age magnificently.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1979 by Belgian expatriates Jean-Marie Guffens and Maine Heynen, Domaine Guffens-Heynen is a legendary estate located in Vergisson, Burgundy, France (Le Chavigne, 71960 Vergisson). Renowned for defying regional hierarchies, the domaine is celebrated for producing monumental, mineral-driven Chardonnay from historic plots like En Chavigne. Jean-Marie Guffens's uncompromising winemaking philosophy combines low yields, natural yeast fermentations, and extended lees aging to yield whites of extraordinary tension and complexity. Official website: http://www.verget-bourgogne.fr.