2018 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Izway Wines high energy wine

high energy wine

All our vines are located on the Morgon terroir

 one of the wines of the vintage

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

aged for 10 months in old Domaine de la Romanée-Conti barrels

2018 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Izway Wines high energy winePhilippe, 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