Premiers Tri
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, with the finest years easily cellar-worthy for two decades.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Premiers Tri' (first sorting/pass) is a testament to Jean-Marie Guffens' obsessive and revolutionary approach to harvesting in the M connais. Rather than harvesting entire plots at once, Guffens famously conducts multiple passes ('tris') through his vineyards, specifically targeting only the most perfectly ripe, golden grapes—sometimes even touched by noble rot—for this elite bottling. Sourced primarily from the steep, limestone-rich slopes of Vergisson and Pierreclos, this Chardonnay defies the traditional Burgundian hierarchy. It delivers an astonishingly concentrated, rich, and multi-layered profile, balanced by a searing, saline minerality that rivals the Grand Crus of the C te de Beaune. It is a legendary cuv that showcases the absolute pinnacle of what meticulous artisanal viticulture can achieve in southern Burgundy.
🍾 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