Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 2023
£91.75
The wine
A premier cru Puligny-Montrachet from the celebrated Les Folatières, one of the village's finest sites. Pure Chardonnay from Alain Chavy.
Aromas of citrus, white flowers, honeysuckle and hazelnut. The palate is precise and racy, with piercing minerality, ripe orchard fruit and a long, resonant finish. A refined, ageworthy white.
Serve with lobster, roast poultry or fine seafood. Lightly chilled, and worth decanting.
The producer
Domaine Alain Chavy
View all Domaine Alain Chavy winesDomaine Alain Chavy is a fine grower based in the great white-wine village of Puligny-Montrachet, in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune. Run by Alain Chavy and his sons, it farms prized parcels at the heart of one of the world's benchmark Chardonnay appellations. Quality and consistency are its hallmarks.
The domaine's holdings lie across village and premier cru sites in Puligny, on the limestone soils that give the wines their famed minerality. Meticulous, sustainable farming keeps yields low and fruit pure. Each parcel is vinified separately to capture its character.
In the cellar, the approach is classical and precise, with barrel ageing that adds subtle richness without masking the terroir. The wines are taut, mineral and beautifully balanced, from village bottlings to premier cru. Freshness is always the guide.
From a village Les Charmes to the premier crus Les Champs Gains and Les Folatières, Alain Chavy offers Puligny at its purest. Precise, ageworthy and true to place, these are wines for lovers of fine white Burgundy.
