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Rhone Valley

Characteristics

Country / Region: Rhone Valley

Vintage: 2021

Name: Vin de France

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

Alcohol: 13.5 vol.

Color: White

Capacity: 75 cl

AWARDS

Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 (RVF) Estate rated 4 stars in the Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2022

Wine:

Good news ! The 2021 White Vin de France Chardonnay offers a very high level of quality for this vintage, combining maturity and freshness. Olivier Poussier underlines a "level rarely reached in the last 5 years!" The result is a smooth, precise wine, with no exuberance, as Jean-Marie Guffens knows how to do so well. A unique and original wine crafted by two of the biggest figures of the French wine world!

Vinification:

Hand harvested, 70% matured in barrels and 30% in stainless steel tanks.

Color:

Pale and bright golden yellow.

Nose:

Bouquet of white flowers mixed with notes of vanilla and fresh white fruits.

Palate:

Of beautiful maturity and great freshness, let yourself be seduced by this wine with straight and precise palate, both tonic and mineral.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, seafood, fish, white meats.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2026, and even more for amateurs.

The absolute elite of the Mâconnais region, elevated by the French press to the rank of “the greatest chardonnay winemaker in the world”, Jean-Marie Guffens is an icon. His white wines are lined up alongside the most prestigious Burgundian estates and all wine aficionados know the value of his precious vintages.