Dernier Jus Blanc
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry with cream sauce, mature Comté cheese
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Crafted by the iconoclastic Jean-Marie Guffens, 'Dernier Jus' (translating to 'The Last Juice') is a testament to his legendary, rule-breaking approach to winemaking in Burgundy. This rare cuvée is typically born from the very last press fractions or extremely late-harvested Chardonnay grapes. While conventional wisdom often dismisses the final pressings as too phenolic or heavy, Guffens utilizes his masterly understanding of lees contact and barrel fermentation to transform this highly concentrated juice into a white wine of remarkable texture, power, and unexpected mineral tension, completely redefining what is possible outside of standard appellation boundaries.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1979 by Belgian expatriates Jean-Marie Guffens and Maine Heynen, Domaine Guffens-Heynen is a legendary estate located in Vergisson, Burgundy, France (Le Chavigne, 71960 Vergisson). Renowned for defying regional hierarchies, the domaine is celebrated for producing monumental, mineral-driven Chardonnay from historic plots like En Chavigne. Jean-Marie Guffens's uncompromising winemaking philosophy combines low yields, natural yeast fermentations, and extended lees aging to yield whites of extraordinary tension and complexity. Official website: http://www.verget-bourgogne.fr.