Haut de la Roche
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 6 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit and crisp minerality.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with tarragon, goat cheese crostini
✨ Technical Specifications
Haut de la Roche is a stellar showcase of Verget's mastery in the Mâconnais, specifically sourced from the limestone-rich slopes of Charnay-lès-Mâcon. Crafted from 100% Chardonnay, this cuvée captures the essence of its high-altitude, rocky terroir. The winemaking philosophy shines through with precise whole-cluster pressing and aging on fine lees, mostly in stainless steel and concrete vats to safeguard the wine's vibrant energy. Historically, Charnay has been celebrated for producing whites of exceptional purity, and Verget's interpretation delivers a beautifully tense, mineral-driven profile with notes of citrus blossom and wet stone, proving that the Mâconnais can achieve the precision of Burgundy's more famous northern appellations.
🍾 About the Producer
Maison Verget was established in 1990 by visionary Belgian winemaker Jean-Marie Guffens and his wife Maine Heynen in Sologny, located in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy. Renowned as a trailblazing négociant-éleveur, the house revolutionized Burgundy winemaking by implementing uncompromising standards of fruit selection, gentle horizontal pressing, and precise maturation on fine lees with minimal oak intervention. While celebrated globally for its pure, mineral-laden Chardonnay sourced across prime terroirs from the Mâconnais to Chablis and the Côte d'Or, Verget also applies its meticulous craft to expressive Pinot Noir and pioneering southern expressions. The resulting wines are acclaimed for their tension, crystalline purity, and authentic expression of site.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Chardonnay