Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains 2022
Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains
Region: Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2022
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Characterised by precise acidity and notes of peach and ripe lemon, the palate displays a mineral freshness and a long intense finish.
The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Champs Gains' comes from two parcels planted between 1958 and 1962. Located below 1er Cru 'Les Folatieres', 'Les Champs Gains' is more sheltered by surrounding hedges. The limestone soils are 20cm in depth which lend a particular salinity to the finished wine.
The grapes were gently whole-bunched pressed and transferred into 228-litre French oak barrels, where they underwent fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Following fermentation, the wine went through malolactic fermentation and was aged in these same barrels, 25% of which were new, for 12 months. The final blend was then assembled before spending six months in stainless-steel tanks.
An established name in Puligny-Montrachet, the Chavy family have produced wine here since the 1970s. Alain created his domaine in 2003, after he and his brother decided to split the family domaine and pursue their own paths. Alain’s ten hectares include parcels of some of the most prestigious 1er Crus, some of which, such as ‘Les Clavoillons’, were planted by the Chavy family in the 1950s. The domaine also possesses the deepest underground cellar in Puligny, at a depth of 5.5 metres. Alain has forged a reputation for crafting Puligny-Montrachet which captures the balance of salinity, power and elegance particular to this village.