Maison Verget - Mâcon Villages Grand Élevage 2018
86/100
Robert Parker
"The 2018 Mâcon-Villages Grand Élevage is an appealing, medium- to full-bodied, rich and fleshy wine, evoking pear, peach, and toasted nuts. It is aged half in vats and half in barrels." (Wine Advocate 2019)
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Eye
Gold
Nose
Expressive, evoking pear, peach, and toasted nuts.
Mouth
Rich and full-bodied, with a beautiful balance between power and minerality.
Serve
At 12°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Will enhance sea bream tartare, salmon rolls, Florentine baked eggs, Mâconnais cheese
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About the estate:
The Verget wine merchant is part of the Guffens-Heynen "trilogy," where Jean-Marie Guffens, supported by his loyal assistant Julien Desplans, has been applying proven methods to his elite estate since the 1980s, setting the global standard for Chardonnay. The spearhead here remains the Mâconnais, but purchases in the Chablis region are regular and, depending on the vintage, there are some fine vintages from the Côte de Beaune. Pre-order reservations are particularly wise as they offer the opportunity to purchase "non-terroir" wines with screw caps, proving that terroir is not always the determining factor in quality. Finally, it should be noted that this is the place to go for Guffens aux Tourettes and Verget du Sud wines, which offer unbeatable value for money, as discussed in the Rhône Valley section of this guide. An exemplary address.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2019 guide) 86/100 (Good wine)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
The 2018 Mâcon-Villages Grand Élevage is an appealing, medium-bodied to full-bodied wine, rich and fleshy, evoking pear, peach, and toasted nuts. It is aged half in vats and half in barrels.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the estate:
Jean-Marie Guffens has poured all his talent and high standards into this haute couture wine merchant, founded in 1990. Julien Desplans, a brilliant oenologist trained at Romanée-Conti, has been at the helm of Verget since 2012. Named Wine Merchant of the Year by the RVF jury in 2020, he is unanimously praised for his outstanding winemaking, his highly selective sourcing and the precision of his pressing and aging techniques. Let's salute these masterful 2019 wines.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Note and opinion by Mr. JEAN-CLAUDE S. Published on 05/16/2023
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