Maison Verget - Great White Burgundies

The first of the great (and in this case, great value) 2010 white Burgundies.

(two stars) Producteur de trés grande vins Le Meilleurs Vins de France (RVF)
(One of only three at this level or higher in the Mâcon – the only 3 star is Domaine Guffens-Heynen)

Very good to sublime – breathtaking. “The wines were and continue to be miraculous. … And those of you fortunate enough to taste one or more of them may well swear that you have never tasted a better chardonnay.” Jacqueline Friedrich, The Wines of France

“... these are white wines made with the kind of ravishing purity, compelling sensual austerity more familiar among the greatest winemakers of the Saar, the Ruwer, or Alsace...Before, 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.”
 Michel Bettane, The World’s Greatest Wines

Verget owner and winemaker Jean-Marie Guffens is articulate, controversial and hopelessly talented. The first tranche of his 2010 whites have just arrived and they are all that we have come to expect from Burgundy’s enfant-terrible. These are incredible value, hyper-pure and arresting wines from some of the best vineyards in southern Burgundy. They are also the first whites that we have shipped from the 2010 vintage, possibly the finest white harvest in living memory. Guffen’s is almost pathologically self-critical, yet even he was positive when describing this remarkable year!



You could fill a book with Guffenisms; his too honest retorts and quips are legendary... learn more