Mâcon-Vergisson Les Rochers 2020, Domaine Guerrin & Fils

This wine is made of a blend from two terroirs. The first, known as “Sur La Roche”, is mainly limestone, in the form of surface scree over a subsoil of clay shale. Situated on a plateau 300 meters above sea level, the late ripening results in wines with a good sugar/acidity balance. The second plot, known as “En Bille Folland”, is on soil composed of clay from the Triassic. With much less limestone influence, it produces supple wines with breadth.

Vinification is carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats to preserve all the freshness and delicacy of the Chardonnay. The aim is to preserve the fruit, and bring out the best in the wine. It is then aged for nine months before being gently filtered before bottling. 

This wine puts the accent on the fruit, with a lovely crispness and good minerality. The nose reveals tangy notes of very ripe lemons; in the mouth, it has a charming vigor with a refreshing side. This cuvée offers an explosion of fruits, and is a true wine for pleasure. It can be drunk at any time of day. 

About the Winery

At the heart of the protected natural site between the Roche de Solutré and the Roche de Vergisson in southern Burgundy, just to the west of Mâcon, Domaine Guerrin lies above the village of Vergisson. Four generations ago, the field took root in 1926 through the marriage of wine-growers Jean and Jeanne Nuizillat in this pre-Pouilly-Fuissé classified appellation. Their estate was passed on to their daughter, Georgette who married Henri Guerrin. In 1984, their son Maurice and his wife Nadine took up the torch and significantly developed their holdings through their expertise and rigor in the production of quality wines. Most recently, in 2011, their son Bastien joined and extends the story. Today their vines are split between more than 35 small, mainly limestone plots with a total area of 14 hectares, making up a patchwork of different soil types that offer an exceptional diversity of terroirs. The cultivation is done with the utmost respect to nature by banishing all pesticides, grassing the rows sides, small yields and tons of manual work as they believe that no machine can replace the intelligence and precision of the human hand. These Pouilly-Fuissés, Saint-Vérans and Macon-Vergissons of Roche de Vergisson, are predominantly old vines, virtually entirely hand-harvested, only indigenous yeasts used and simply beautiful white wines.