35e Vendange
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry with morels, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1979 by Belgian native Jean-Marie Guffens and his wife Lydie Heynen, Domaine Guffens-Heynen is located in the picturesque village of Vergisson in Burgundy's Mâconnais region. Widely regarded as a revolutionary visionary, Guffens transformed the reputation of southern Burgundy through uncompromising vineyard husbandry, rigorous manual selections involving multiple passes ('tries') during harvest, and precise, non-interventionist cellar practices. The domaine is world-renowned for crafting extraordinarily concentrated, mineral-rich, and age-worthy white Burgundies from iconic lieu-dits such as En Chavigne and La Roche in Pouilly-Fuissé and Mâcon-Pierreclos, regularly rivaling the finest Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay