Combes Terroir Pouilly Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken with tarragon, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the limestone-rich slopes of the Maconnais, Verget's Pouilly-Fuisse 'Les Combes' Vieilles Vignes is a masterclass in old-vine Chardonnay. The 'Les Combes' climat is nestled near the historic Rock of Solutre, a dramatic limestone escarpment steeped in prehistoric lore and winemaking heritage. Jean-Marie Guffens utilizes fruit from vines averaging over 50 years old, which dig deep into the clay-limestone soils to yield concentrated, mineral-driven berries. In the cellar, Verget employs a gentle horizontal pressing and ferments the juice in oak barrels, utilizing minimal lees stirring to preserve the natural tension, vibrant acidity, and pure orchard fruit character of the terroir. The result is a white Burgundy of remarkable energy, balancing rich texture with a piercing, stony finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1990 by Flemish iconoclast Jean-Marie Guffens and Maine Heynen, Maison Verget fundamentally revolutionized Burgundian négociant conventions. Rather than purchasing unfermented must or finished bulk wine, Guffens partnered with select growers across the Mâconnais, Côte d'Or, and Chablis to hand-harvest immaculate whole clusters directly. Headquartered in Sologny, the cellar operates in synergy with Guffens' artisanal domaine holdings, with winemaking spearheaded alongside Julien Desplans since 2006. Viticultural sourcing emphasizes high-altitude, limestone-dominated parcels rooted in argilo-calcaire clays and Jurassic strata. Vinification prioritizes gentle pressing, wild-yeast fermentations, disciplined lees stirring, and finely judged wood regimens using restrained proportions of new French oak alongside stainless steel and horizontal barrels. Benchmark cuvées like Mâcon-Villages Terres de Pierres, Saint-Véran Terroirs de Davayé, and single-climat Pouilly-Fuissés exemplify Verget's hallmark tension: crystalline mineral purity, electric acidity, and profound textural depth.
🍇 Grapes
100% Chardonnay