Verget
“Before Guffens, no one knew that Mâcon Peirreclos or even Pouilly-Fuissé could rival Corton-Charlemagne or Bâtard Montrachet. Now they do.” Andrew Jefford, The New France
“This peerless winemaker has surpassed himself with recent vintages.” Bettane & Desseauve, The World’s Greatest Wines
At their best, the Verget wines from the Maconnais can offer terrific value in Chardonnay and 2014 was a classic vintage for these wines. Jean-Marie Guffens, who has often struggled to find - and to keep - sources of high quality fruit on the Cote de Beaune and in Chablis, has a much wider palette of choice in the Maconnais, which is his home base (he and his wife Maine Heynen own Domaine Guffens-Heynen, one of the elite, small estates in the southern Maconnais). STEPHEN TANZER vinous.com
“This peerless winemaker has surpassed himself with recent vintages.” Bettane & Desseauve, The World’s Greatest Wines
At their best, the Verget wines from the Maconnais can offer terrific value in Chardonnay and 2014 was a classic vintage for these wines. Jean-Marie Guffens, who has often struggled to find - and to keep - sources of high quality fruit on the Cote de Beaune and in Chablis, has a much wider palette of choice in the Maconnais, which is his home base (he and his wife Maine Heynen own Domaine Guffens-Heynen, one of the elite, small estates in the southern Maconnais). STEPHEN TANZER vinous.com