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 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