2021 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles France These conditions resulted in exceptional

These conditions resulted in exceptional fruit created in shrewd and almost sagacious weather

Serve at 12-14°C (54-57°F) in large stem glasses

A normal first half of September with little temperature range and little humidity

Aging in twenty-five percent new oak over sixteen months has softened the wine

depending on your taste

2021 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles France These conditions resulted in exceptionalPhilippe, who is a cousin of Alain and Jean Louis, runs his domaine of 6ha less than it used to be after some leases expired from most unprepossessing looking premises, a long shed that looks as if it would be more at home in a light industrial zone. So I was not expecting too much when I tasted there for the first time in February 2021. I was mistaken! Philippes first vinification was in 1990, taken over entirely from his father in 2002. He is not