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WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY
Once the grapes arrive in the cellar, Alain inoculates for fermentation in barrel. Alain uses up
to 15% 400-liter oak puncheons in combination with up to 25% new 228-liter Burgundian pièce
for aging. Bâtonnage is kept to a minimum and malolactic fermentations tend to start late and
are slow to complete, perhaps because of cold temperatures in the underground cellar. Alain
Chavy has the distinction of possessing the deepest cellar—5.5 meters deep—in Puligny. The
high water table of the village makes it difficult to dig a cellar and most of Puligny’s cellars are
above ground. Alain seeks to produce structured and long-lived white Burgundies. He prefers
restrained wines that express terroir, with ripe fruit flavors and good minerality.
Owned by
: Alain Chavy
Winemaker
: Alain Chavy
Founded in
: 2003
Region
: Burgundy
Country
: France
Wine
: Domaine Alain Chavy, Bourgogne Blanc
Domaine Alain Chavy, Chassagne Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru La Maltroie
Domaine Alain Chavy, Chassagne Montrachet Blanc Les Chenes
Domaine Alain Chavy, Chassagne Montrachet Blanc Grand Cru
Domaine Alain Chavy, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Gains
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillons
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Charmes
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet
Domaine Alain Chavy, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly