Reviews — white

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.

For more than four centuries, the Béru family has been the custodian of this historic Chablis estate. Once entirely sustained by its vineyards, the property suffered a devastating blow in the early 1900s when phylloxera destroyed all its vines, forcing wine production to cease for decades.