Terroirs Davaye
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit and fresh mineral tension.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled white fish, roasted chicken with herbs, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched amphitheater of Davaye, a commune nestled in the shadow of the spectacular limestone cliffs of Solutre and Vergisson, Verget's 'Terroirs de Davaye' is a masterful expression of Macon-Villages Chardonnay. Winemaker Jean-Marie Guffens, a legendary iconoclast who redefined the quality potential of the Maconnais, selects fruit from prime clay-limestone parcels in Davaye. The wine is crafted with Verget's signature precision, utilizing gentle pressing and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel and concrete vats to preserve the pristine purity of the fruit. Free from heavy oak influence, this cuvee captures the vibrant energy, chalky minerality, and rich stone fruit character that defines the unique terroir of Davaye, showcasing a perfect balance of tension and fleshiness.
🍾 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