Domaine Guffens-Heynen Macon-Pierreclos Deuxieme Vendange de Chavigne 2021

Tasting Notes

The Chavigne Pierreclos vineyard lies on a very steep slope of rich brown clays with countless pierrailles, or small stones. Of all his vineyards, “I love Mâcon-Pierreclos, the most,” Guffens told us, “Because it was our very first vineyard, and no one wanted it because it was too steep.” Although several high-profile growers also farm here, it’s a vineyard that has rightly become synonymous with Guffens. The Guffens parcel—accounting for 3.3 hectares—is planted at a density of 11,000 vines per hectare and (in a good year) yields 300-400g of fruit per vine (just six to eight bunches). In his excellent reference, Inside Burgundy, Jasper Morris MW writes of this vineyard: “Pierreclos is at the crossroads between Mâconnais and Beaujolais ... there are good reds to be had here, as well as exceptional whites from Domaine Guffens-Heynen.”

 This is super, with great finesse and loads of complexity. Expect a wine that is almost unbearably seductive and very complex, with notes of lemon curd, rock salt, verbena and lovely leesy, brioche-like depths. Terrific freshness, drive and length too. Would trouble many a 1er cru Côte d’Or white. - Importer Note