Tri 25 ans
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release due to its immense concentration and structure.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Tri 25 ans' is a legendary, mythical bottling from Jean-Marie Guffens, created to mark his 25th vintage of winemaking. Crafted primarily from the steep, limestone-rich slopes of Pierreclos, this cuvée showcases Guffens' extreme, uncompromising methodology. The name 'Tri' refers to the meticulous, successive passes through the vineyards to harvest only the most perfectly ripe—and occasionally botrytis-affected—Chardonnay grapes, a technique far more common in Sauternes than in Burgundy. This painstaking selection results in a white wine of monumental concentration, combining opulent texture, exotic fruit notes, and a searing, mineral-etched acidity that allows it to rival the finest Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune.
🍾 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