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 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%