Reviews — Fine Wine Market

Few white‑wine producers inspire the kind of obsessive loyalty that Jean‑Marie Guffens does, and our latest arrivals at Symbolic Wines—four recent vintages under the Guffens‑Heynen label—show exactly why. From a “simple” Bourgogne Blanc built out of young vines and declassified top juice to a micro‑cuvée that distills the character of the Chavigne slope, each of these wines is rooted in specific, documented vineyard and cellar decisions rather than vague marketing stories.

Chavost is one of the most interesting new names in Champagne for people who care about both wine and how it’s made: a historic cooperative south of Épernay that has reinvented itself as a producer of zero‑sulphur, no‑additive wines with real personality. The bottles we’ve brought into Symbolic Wines—from Brut Nature Champagne to Coteaux Champenois and a solera‑aged Ratafia—tell that story in very different, but very coherent, ways.

For our 2025 En Primeur selection at Symbolic Wines, Lynch‑Bages and Angélus were non‑negotiable additions: both estates sit at the peak of their respective banks, both have produced standout wines in this dense yet fresh vintage, and both command serious critic attention that underlines their importance in any high‑level Bordeaux cellar.

Our latest 2025 En Primeur allocation brings in both faces of Château Cos d’Estournel—its majestic Saint‑Estèphe Grand Vin and the ultra‑limited Cos d’Estournel Blanc—wines that critics are already placing at the very top of this thrilling Left Bank vintage.