Cuvee Unique Blanc
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared scallops, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Cuv ee Unique Blanc is a testament to the iconoclastic genius of Jean-Marie Guffens, a winemaker who has spent decades challenging the rigid hierarchies of Burgundy. Often crafted as a special selection of exceptional barrels or custom blends from his prized holdings in the M aconnais, this wine bypasses conventional constraints to focus purely on quality and raw expression of terroir. Sourced from the limestone-rich soils surrounding the majestic Roche de Vergisson, the wine benefits from Guffens's signature minimalist yet precise intervention: extremely low yields, fermentation with indigenous yeasts in oak barrels, and extended aging on the fine lees without stirring (battonage). This approach preserves a striking, chiseled minerality and vibrant acidity, balanced by a rich, multi-layered texture. The history of Guffens-Heynen is one of rebellion and triumph, proving that the hills of the southern Burgundy can yield white wines of a stature and complexity that rival the legendary crus of the C ote de Beaune.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Domaine Guffens-Heynen blev grundlagt i 1979 af det belgiske ægtepar Jean-Marie Guffens og Lydie Heynen og har hjemme i den maleriske landsby Vergisson i Mâconnais i Bourgogne. Jean-Marie Guffens er bredt anerkendt som en revolutionerende visionær, der forvandlede det sydlige Bourgognes omdømme gennem et kompromisløst markarbejde, streng manuel selektering i flere omgange ('tries') under høsten og et præcist, minimalistisk arbejde i vinkælderen. Vingården er verdenskendt for at skabe ekstraordinært koncentrerede, mineralske og lagringsværdige hvide bourgogner fra ikoniske lieu-dits som En Chavigne og La Roche i Pouilly-Fuissé samt Mâcon-Pierreclos – vine, der jævnligt måler sig med de ypperste Grand Crus fra Côte de Beaune.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay