Alain Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay

Bourgogne Blanc bottle image

Wine Description

Alain Chavy produces restrained, structured, and long-lived white Burgundies from 17 acres of vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, with small holdings in the neighboring villages of Chassagne and Meursault. Alain established Domaine Alain Chavy in 2003 with vineyards inherited from his father and includes some of Puligny's top premier crus.

Domaine Alain Chavy Cellar
Chassagne Montrachet
Corentin & Alain Chavy
Domaine Alain Chavy
Domaine Alain Chavy
Domaine Alain Chavy Vineyards
Puligny Montrachet Whites
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Acclaim
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
17 acres
Soil composition
Clay
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
Average Vine Age:
25
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Fining agent:
Animal based
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
228 liter; 400 liter
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
Used
Total SO2
120
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Total SO2
120
Residual sugar:
2 g/L
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Wine Production

Alain inoculates for fermentation and believes in keeping bâtonnage to a minimum. He uses a combination of 400-liter oak puncheons and up to 10% new Burgundian pièce for the Bourgogne Blanc. “We’re looking for a balance between the fruit and oak character,” explains Alain. “We want the wines’ minerality to show through.”

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About the Vineyard

Alain Chavy’s Bourgogne Blanc comes from young vines grown in Puligny where the wines typically show green and yellow fruit, firm acidity and distinctive minerality. This Bourgogne Blanc, while light in body, is taut and fresh in character.