2018 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Izway Wines 15% four years-old

15% four years-old

The gnarly and twisted old vines at the Kleinig Vineyard in Moppa produce fruit of incredible intensity

high energy wine

was quite cold with average temperatures around 24°C and heavy rainfall in mid-August

Early flowering and mild summer weather provided excellent growing conditions

2018 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Izway Wines 15% four years-oldPhilippe, 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