Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes

Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes 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
Bottles produced of this wine:
15,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Total SO2
116
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.4 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
18.2 g/L
Total SO2
116
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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 20% new Burgundian pièce for the village-level wines. “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

Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes is a lieu-dit well-situated next to Meursault’s Premier Cru Les Charmes. The name charmes likely derives from champs, and means simply field or meadow. Here, heavier clay soils mix with limestone to deliver a wine that combines the richness and spiciness of Meursault with the elegance and minerality of Puligny.