Alain Chavy Chevalier-Montrachet
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.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
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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 30% new Burgundian pièce. “We’re looking for a balance between the fruit and oak character,” explains Alain. “We want the wines’ minerality to show through.”
About the Vineyard
Alain Chavy’s rented parcel of Chevalier-Montrachet lies next to the Les Demoiselles climat and near the premier cru of Le Cailleret. Chevalier-Montrachet grand cru is one of the great white wines of Burgundy. It is stonier and chalkier than Montrachet, higher in elevation and with a steeper slope. At its best, Chevalier-Montrachet is one of the most intense, structured and long-lived white wines in Burgundy with incredible length and complexity.
