Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Les Champs Gains

Puligny-Montrachet Champs Gains 1er Cru 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
"The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Champ Gains 1er Cru has a light lime cordial, quite leesy bouquet. The palate is balanced with a fine bead of acidity, linear and strict with (again) an leesy, quite primal finish."
— Vinous, Dec 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,200
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Fining agent:
Animal based
Total SO2
111
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.28
Acidity:
4.2 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
20.8 g/L
Total SO2
111
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 25% new Burgundian pièce for the premier crus. “We’re looking for balance between the fruit and oak character,” explains Alain. “We want the wines’ minerality to show through.”

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About the Vineyard

Champs Gains is the second largest Puligny premier cru and sits above Folatières high up on the Mont Rachet hill at an elevation of 360 meters. Altitude and meager soils deliver a wine with a lean and mineral profile. The name Champ Gain derives from a "field" that has been won or regained.