Juliette et les Vieilles de Chavigne
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for 20 years or more.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
This legendary cuvée is a masterpiece born from the iconic En Chavigne vineyard in Vergisson, where Jean-Marie Guffens coaxes extraordinary depth from ancient Chardonnay vines. Named in honor of his daughter Juliette, this wine represents a selection of the very best free-run juice and first pressings from these old vines. Guffens' radical approach—uncompromising low yields, natural yeast fermentation, and aging on full lees without battonage—results in a white Burgundy of immense power, crystalline minerality, and structural tension that routinely rivals the Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune. The steep, limestone-rich slopes of Vergisson impart a signature flinty, saline energy that defines this legendary cuvée.
🍾 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