Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillons 2023
Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillons
Region: Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2023
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Chardonnay
ABV: 12.5%
The wine opens on a vibrant nose of ripe pineapple and lemon curd. The palate is ripe and reveals a full-bodied mouthfeel with peach, apricot and quince upheld with a saline and mineral finish.
The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Clavoillons' comes from a parcel planted in 1953. Located below 1er Cru 'Les Folatieres', the limestone-based soils are frail and stony. This allows the roots to penetrate deep which produces a pronounced saline character in the finished wines.
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, 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.