Premiers Tri
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, with the finest years easily cellar-worthy for two decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 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.