C.C
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted lobster, veal sweetbreads
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Guffens-Heynen's 'C.C' is an extraordinary expression of Chardonnay that showcases Jean-Marie Guffens' legendary ability to coax Grand Cru-level complexity from the limestone-rich terroirs of the Mâconnais. Often representing a meticulous selection of fruit from his prized parcels in Vergisson and Pierreclos, this cuvée bypasses standard regional expectations to deliver a white wine of monumental power and precision. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged with extended lees contact, the wine is characterized by its dramatic tension, vibrant citrus and stone fruit core, and a profound, salty minerality that mirrors the dramatic limestone cliffs of the region.
🍾 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