Triangle de Guffens
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled sea bass
✨ Technical Specifications
Rebelling against the strictures of the traditional appellation system, Jean-Marie Guffens created the 'Triangle de Guffens' as a Vin de France to allow himself ultimate blending freedom. This cuvée represents a masterful trinity of Chardonnay sourced from his exceptional parcels in the Mâconnais, typically combining fruit from different terroirs to achieve a perfect balance of richness, tension, and mineral drive. Vinified with wild yeasts and aged on its fine lees, it showcases the signature Guffens style: intense concentration, vibrant acidity, and a complex aromatic profile of citrus, white flowers, and wet stone. It is a testament to the philosophy that great wine transcends official classifications.
🍾 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