Clos
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, seared scallops, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
In the rolling hills of the Mâconnais, Guffens-Heynen has spent decades shattering the traditional hierarchies of Burgundy. The Mâcon-Pierreclos 'Le Clos' is a legendary expression of this philosophy, sourced from a historic, steeply sloped vineyard in Pierreclos with high limestone content. Jean-Marie Guffens treats this terroir with the same reverence as a Côte de Beaune Grand Cru, employing extremely low yields and harvesting the Chardonnay grapes in multiple meticulous passes ('tries') to capture perfect ripeness. Fermented and aged in oak barrels with extended lees contact, this wine is celebrated for its extraordinary power, rich texture, and intense mineral drive, proving that great terroir is defined by the hands that tend it rather than official classifications.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%