Triangle de Guffens - Le Triangle de Guffens 2019

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

The Verget trading house is part of the Guffens-Heynen "trilogy", where Jean-Marie Guffens, supported by his loyal second-in-command Julien Desplans, applies the recipes tried and tested on his elite domaine since the 1980s, which serve as a worldwide benchmark for Chardonnay. The spearhead here remains the Mâconnais, but purchases from the Chablis region are regular and, depending on the vintage, there are some fine cuvées from the Côte de Beaune. Booking en primeur will be all the more judicious as it may provide an opportunity to buy "terroir-less" wines by the capsule, proving that it's not always terroir that counts when it comes to quality. Last but not least, this is the address where you can buy Guffens aux Tourettes and Verget du Sud, at unbeatable price-pleasure ratios, reviewed in the Rhône Valley section of this guide. An exemplary address.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

A blend combining Guffens press wine from Domaine Guffens-Heynen, Semillon from its Château Closiot in Barsac and Viognier from its Château de Tourettes in the Lubéron, the 2019 Vin de France Triangle de Guffens is an unprecedented wine. Blending aromas of yellow orchard fruit, pear, beeswax, dried white flowers and apricots, it's full-bodied, satiny and seamless, its enveloping core of fruit underpinned by lively acids. But perhaps most impressive of all, none of its constituents dominates the final blend. Bottled under screwcap, I suspect its longevity will surprise us all.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Composed of 28% Semillon from Barsac (Closiot), 20% Viognier and 20% Roussanne from Domaine des Tourettes, plus 30% Burgundian Chardonnay. Woody? Everything is woody except the chardonnays, Guffens-Heynens' first presses. Chardonnay certainly dominates the nose, but this first approach is striking for its complexity, beautiful toasted-grilled notes and consistency from start to finish. The aroma is very impressive, very Guffens. The palate blends power and freshness, noble wood and racy structure in great balance. Purity and texture worthy of the greatest.

About the domain :

Jean-Marie Guffens has put all his talent and exacting standards into this haute-couture negociant founded in 1990. Julien Desplans, a brilliant oenologist trained at Romanée-Conti, has been the master on board at Verget since 2012. Crowned negociant of the year by the RVF jury in 2020, he is unanimously acclaimed for his unrivalled vinifications, highly specialized sourcing choices and precise pressing and ageing. Let's salute these 2019s of great mastery.