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2021 Mâcon-Pierreclos, 2ème Vendange de Chavigne, Domaine Guffens-Heynen, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
Product: 20218160359
2021 Mâcon-Pierreclos, 2ème Vendange de Chavigne, Domaine Guffens-Heynen, Burgundy

Description

Guffens produced the 2021 Mâcon-Pierreclos Deuxième Vendange de Chavigne from a second picking some three weeks later of second-generation fruit that had attained full maturity, along with the very early stages of botrytis (when the berries turn rose-coloured but before they begin to degrade and shrivel), known in Mâconnais parlance as "levrouté."

This has turned out beautifully, picking up additional texture and depth with élevage and revealing complex aromas of freshly baked bread, confit citrus, toasted nuts, white flowers and clear honey. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and complete, with lively acids and a saline finish, it's built to age with grace.

Drink 2025 - 2045

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (October 2023)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Guffens Heynen

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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