| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
3/17/2024 - dpc123 Likes this wine: 94 pointson a “No Day” for wine this was still special. |
| White |
2014 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Trie des Hauts de ChavigneChardonnay more |
12/22/2023 - Andy2014 Likes this wine: 93 pointsPale lemon. Medium+ intensity of lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, apricot, mango, vanilla, cream, almonds, mushrooms. Med+ acidity, med+ body and med+ finish. Very good wine. Drinking well now but could be kept for another couple of years. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
11/15/2015 - Mossrose wrote: 94 pointsRecently bought a case of this at a closeout price when a distributor discovered 4 cases lost in its warehouse inventory. A great example of a style of French Chardonnay that you just do not find in the New World. Flowers, mint, and citrus in a delightful and enticing nose. The mouthfeel is incredibly caressing and smooth, anchored by a lemon oil taste. Yet the finish is resolutely dry. Tastes much younger than its chronological age of 10 years. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
8/15/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 94 pointsLight yellow color. Lemon citrus and floral aromas. Oil smooth in the mouth with light butter, clean lemon acidity, and lemon zest. The swallow releases an afterburner spike of penetrating acidity, a mouth coating texture, and a final finish that is dry. Superb with fish, crab, shrimp, and most amazingly of all, even a grilled and bloody lamb chop. Overall, a powerful and concentrated Chardonnay agelessly heading into its second decade. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
2/24/2017 - Mossrose wrote: 94 pointsA textbook case of how French Chardonnay can decisively outpunch most American Chardonnays. At 12 years old, only light yellow with zero browning. Strong and effusive aromas of lemon and flowers. Superb lightly buttered texture, concentrated lemon citrus, vivid and refreshing acidity. Clear coats the entire mouth, which is the key to an endless aftertaste. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
6/8/2018 - Mossrose wrote: 93 pointsEvery year I drink another bottle of this very fine White Burgundy, I experience a flashing moment of fear that this older chardonnay might finally be getting too old. But no, the first sip is refreshing, vivid, and lively thanks to the wonderful combination of palette cleansing and coating acidity, lemon juice and zest, followed by a caressing texture with touches of vanilla and butter. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
8/3/2018 - Mossrose wrote: 95 pointsThis 13 year old bottle is the best ever from the full case I bought. A great example of how amazingly ageworthy Chardonnay can be from the Burgundy region of France. A translucent and pretty light amber color. Nose filling aromas of lemon citrus plus secondary flavors of flowers and zest scrapings. Very gently caressing texture in the mouth shares the stage with lively and vivid acidity. The swallow is the crowning glory of this wine with a powerful spike of great acid bite and concentrated fruit, that manages to walk the tight rope of being both palette cleansing and mouth coating. Overall, vigorous, delightful, rich, integrated, and completely satisfying. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
10/9/2018 - Mossrose wrote: 94 pointsOne of our top drinking, go-to anytime wines in our cellar. Lively acidity, great clarity of flavors, delightful texture that is rich and rounded, delicious lemon lime citrus fruit, and an everlasting finish. Unsurpassed with fish and superb with a wide range of foods. Never a disappointing bottle even through 13 years old. A benchmark for why Burgundy is rightly world famous for its Chardonnay, and impressive testimony for how great French Chardonnay can still be affordable. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
6/29/2019 - Mossrose wrote: 92 pointsThis 14 year old Chardonnay is pale yellow, with citric aromas. The mouth is lively, cleansing, refreshing, and smoothly textured. But at 92 points it is my lowest scoring bottle, with a relative lack of richness and complexity. Most likely this reflects bottle variation, given the consistency of all earlier tastings, including one year back. |
| White |
2000 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
12/13/2023 - kanowsky Likes this wine: 93 pointsDespite its 23 years of age, this still drinks beautifully. Crisp with inviting aromas. |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
12/10/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 92 pointsGuffens for days, the consistency I find in his wines is just amazing. Ripe yellow orchard fruit, touch of smoke, flint, good acid and good volume. Once I start I can’t stop sipping. |
| White |
2005 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Tri des 25 ansChardonnay more |
11/26/2023 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 93 pointsbeautiful showing, rich yet balanced. boxing above its category (showed better than a 2002 Raveneau Butteaux and a 2007 Boillot Clos de la Mouchere 2007) that night. still years under its belt. |
| White |
2020 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
11/11/2023 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 93 pointsReductive and mineral, flint and smoke, wet stone. Good amount of stone fruits, some creamy note, oak infused sweetness and toastiness. Bit of honey too. Fine, zesty and energetic. 13.5% Diam 30. |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
8/31/2023 - Eudemis Likes this wine: NR13.5% alcohol. Diam30 closure, an impressive beast. Pale golden colour. |
| White |
2018 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
6/28/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 95 pointsPronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, red apple, pear, toast, flora, vanilla. Medium+ acidity and long finish. Pronounced flavour intensity. |
| White |
2014 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
6/22/2023 - vinum bonum wrote: 92 pointsVraiment fabuleux à l'ouverture, le nez grillé "à la Coche" s'impose majestueusement. Très beau, profond, pas écoeurant pour un sou, c'est du grand chardo bourguignon, avec une bouche dans la continuité, très riche (presque sensation de SR), avec une veine acide splendide sur la finale. L'aération ne lui fait pas du bien hélas, le nez disparaît et la bouche devient bien moins énergique et complexe. 94 à l'ouverture, 90 à l'oxygène. Il faut le boire à mon avis. |
| White |
2020 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
6/17/2023 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 92 pointsDecanted/consumed over 1 hour. Started to open a bit after one hour. Light hay in color with a faint green hue. Light-moderate flavors of citrus and orchard fruits, with a hint of caramel. Moderate complexity/finish. Elegant. Lots of acidity. Young. Drinkable now, but best several years down the road with some clear upside. A step up above the 2016. |
| White |
1987 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Vieilles VignesChardonnay more |
7/21/1989 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 pointsWith MPL at his house. Pale straw color. Assertive flowery nose with well-integrated oak. On the palate, a full-bodied wine with great depth. Brings tears to my eyes. Tight, tart, lean citrusy flavors, this is quite a good young wine. Green apple predominates. Moderately oaky with a note of complexity in mid-palate. Nicely balanced, with plenty of acid. Very good now, it should only improve with a little bottle age. Good vanillin finish. 5-11-6-8: 90/100. |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
1/11/2023 - sergio19 Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe area from which this wine comes is now synonymous with Guffens Heyen. The producer who made it world famous. The grapes for this wine come from the Chavigne vineyard, and have been highly selected. Golden yellow in the glass, the wine caresses the nose with sharpness and minerals. White flowers and ripe fruit overpower the aromas. Peach and apricot, cantaloupe melon. Incredible structure in the mouth with surprising acidity. Notes of yellow fruit on the palate accompany a pummeling mentality that anticipates a long, enveloping finish. |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
4/30/2023 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 91 pointsWhite flowers, fenugreek, citrus, broad, med acid |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
4/21/2023 - SH Wu wrote: 90 pointsPnP. Notable reduction on the nose that leads to a gentle waft of ripe white peaches. Bittersweet citrus juice and toasted almonds round out the stone fruits on the palate and bring in a lightly spiced finish. |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
4/15/2023 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 91 pointsConsistent performance. Drinkable now, but young and not showing a ton of enjoyment. Worth waiting until 2028+. 91+ |
| White |
2020 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
3/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 pointsHeater week; 3/26/2023-4/3/2023 (Chicago, IL): Shows a fair bit of oak and reduction on the nose, but the good ol' Fourrier shake gets rid of most of that, and yields a more put-together wine, where the acidity and minerality comes more to the forefront. The weight is very much Guffens and this is an archetypal example of the wines from the estate. |
| White |
2018 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
3/19/2023 - Kriz wrote: 91 pointscitrus freshness and minerality on the nose. Lovely palate with fresh green apple, some grapefruit bitterness. Long finish. Nice |
| White |
2016 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Le ChavigneChardonnay more |
2/26/2023 - jviz wrote: 92 pointsThis was alluring and silky. Quite a bit of botrytis flavors, but well managed and interesting, which I like. More to the liquor side (St. Germain?), and not too chalky or linear. This bottle is in great shape and I would suggest to investigate one if you had multiples. |
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