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Review	Product Vintage	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Domaine Alain Chavy - Wine & Spirits	Puligny-Montrachet	2016	93	Apr-2019
Review “It may be the old vines, planted between 1965 and 1974, that contribute to this wine’s mineral grip, or the cold in Chavy’s deep cellars that points up the wine’s depths of lemon and zesty lime flavors. The wine is powerfully reduced at first, a tight flintlock that doesn’t hide the intensity of its flavors, but seals them off. Rich in rockiness, subtle in its vanilla and cream notes, this is a village wine that’s structured to age.”
Domaine Alain Chavy - Wine & Spirits	Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru	2016	93	Apr-2019
Review “Alain Chavy’s holdings on the high slope of Folatières seem to dovetail with his winemaking style: He inoculates his fermentations, and limits lees stirring; the wines age in the cold of a deep cellar, in a mix of 400-liter puncheons and 228-liter barrels. This is a 2016 with wholesome fruit, a silken range of pear, apple and apricot lasting past a complex wave of mineral salts that washes over the finish. It’s savory and layered, a wine with staying power and grace.”
Domaine Alain Chavy - JancisRobinson.com	Puligny-Montrachet	2017		Jan-2019
Review “Cask sample. Subtle matchstick notes on the nose, plenty of tart citrus fruit with some grapefruit bitterness then a strong floral element for complexity. Quite disparate flavours, but they come together well.” (17 out of 20 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - JancisRobinson.com	Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes	2017		Jan-2019
Review “Cask sample. Fuller and more concentrated than their village Puligny, with clear differentiation in terms of density, weight and clarity of fruit. Vivid apple fruit through to the finish. Very good, though less esoteric than their village Puligny wine.” (17+ out of 20 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - JancisRobinson.com	Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru	2017		Jan-2019
Review “Cask sample. Angular and stylised with matchstick aromas and a strong stony character. Much more lean and reductive than the J-L Chavy version of Folatières – how intriguing! Very tasty and complete, in a more catwalk style.” (17.5 out of 20 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - Vinous	Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru	2017	95	Jan-2019
Review “The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, which is as usual, an exchange with Jean-Michel Chartron, has a crisp and precise bouquet with touches of yellow flower and crushed stone complementing the citrus fruit. The palate is very well balanced with beautifully integrated oak (one-year old rather than new), leading to a precise, almost Meursault-like finish. Superb.” (93-95 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - Vinous	Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillons 1er Cru	2017	91	Jan-2019
Review “The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillons 1er Cru is very closed and unresponsive on the nose, missing a little energy compared to the more expressive Champ Gains. The palate is much better thanks to a taut line of acidity and its harmony. It offers delicate touches of citrus peel, apricot and orange pith. The 30% new oak is nicely integrated and it gently fans out on the finish. Fingers crossed that the aromatics will open once in bottle, so give it two or three years to settle.” (89-91 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - Vinous	Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru	2017	91	Jan-2019
Review “The 2017 Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru matures in 30% new oak, feels very primal on the nose, not quite expressing the terroir with the clarity of its peers, at least at the moment. The palate is showing more promise. The acidity is nicely judged, there is a fine bead of acidity, harmonious with a touch of ginger emerging towards the finish. It will need a couple of years in bottle just to address what I suspect will be a light reduction.” (89-91 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - Vinous	Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillons 1er Cru	2017	94	Jan-2019
Review “The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillons 1er Cru is very closed and unresponsive on the nose, missing a little energy compared to the more expressive Champ Gains. The palate is much better thanks to a taut line of acidity and its harmony. It offers delicate touches of citrus peel, apricot and orange pith. The 30% new oak is nicely integrated and it gently fans out on the finish. Fingers crossed that the aromatics will open once in bottle, so give it two or three years to settle.” (92-94 points)
Domaine Alain Chavy - Vinous	Puligny-Montrachet	2017	88	Jan-2019
Review “The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet is a blend of several parcels within the appellation and matures in 25% new oak with 30% in 400-litre barrels. It has a straightforward bouquet with fresh apple peelings and a subtle marine scent. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, just a touch of sour lemon lending edginess towards the finish but there is decent length here. Fine.” 86-88 points

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