C.C.P.
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry, grilled lobster
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Jean-Marie Guffens, the iconoclastic 'enfant terrible' of Burgundy, the 'C.C.P.' cuvée is a masterclass in blending that defies traditional regional hierarchies. The name represents a blend of Guffens' most prestigious terroirs: the mineral-charged slopes of Chavigne in Vergisson, the Collines, and the limestone-rich plots of Pierreclos. By combining these distinct parcels, Guffens coaxes an extraordinary synergy of tension, power, and mineral depth. The winemaking employs low yields, natural yeast fermentation, and extended lees aging without battonage, resulting in a white Burgundy of spectacular energy, crystalline purity, and a textured complexity that easily rivals the famous Grand Crus of the Côte d'Or.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1979 by Flemish visionaries Jean-Marie Guffens and Maine Heynen, Domaine Guffens-Heynen transformed the viticultural perception of the southern Mâconnais. Spanning just over 5.3 hectares across the limestone-rich slopes of Vergisson, Pierreclos, and Davayé, the estate operates on a philosophy of meticulous canopy management, strict yield restrictions, and zero chemical treatments, strictly independent of formal certification regimes. Harvests are carried out across multiple manual passes to secure fruit at pristine physiological ripeness. In the cellar, Guffens employs gentle parcel-by-parcel extractions using a vintage vertical press, rigorous separation of press fractions (yielding his signature 'Premiers Jus' bottlings), native yeast fermentations, and extended lees aging in French oak with minimal batonnage. Benchmark bottlings such as Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne, Juliette et les Vieilles de Chavigne, and Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Sur la Roche embody an unmistakable masterclass of dramatic power, crystalline acidity, and singular mineral tension that rivals the greatest white burgundies of the Côte de Beaune.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay