{"product_id":"2023-domaine-alain-chavy-puligny-montrachet-1er-cru-les-clavoillons-liberty","title":"2023 Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru `Les Clavoillons` - Liberty","description":"\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eAn established name in Puligny-Montrachet, the Chavy family have produced wine here since the 1970s. Alain created his domaine in 2003, after he and his brother decided to split the family domaine and pursue their own paths. Alain’s ten hectares include parcels of some of the most prestigious 1er Crus, some of which, such as ‘Les Clavoillons’, were planted by the Chavy family in the 1950s. The domaine also possesses the deepest underground cellar in Puligny, at a depth of 5.5 metres. Alain has forged a reputation for crafting Puligny-Montrachet which captures the balance of salinity, power and elegance particular to this village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eAlain vinifies traditionally across all his wines, using pneumatic pressing followed by cold settling for 24 hours and fermentation in oak barrels. The Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes is fermented in oak barrels, 20% of which are new, for 12 months and then spends a further six months in stainless steel before bottling in mid-February. The 1er Crus are treated similarly, but are fermented using 25% new oak to balance the additional weight and richness that results from these vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eThe Puligny-Montrachet ‘les Charmes’ comes from five different parcels, planted between the 1950s and 2017, which make up half of this lieu-dit bordering Meursault 1er Cru ‘Les Charmes’. The soils are very stony and lend the wine a particularly rich and saline character. The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Champs Gains’ is located just above ‘Les Folatières’. Sheltered by trees, the soils here are fairly deep with a high limestone content and produce a wine with a riper, stone fruit profile. Alain’s tiny parcel in Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Clavoillons’ was planted in 1953, making it one of the domaine’s oldest parcels. The wine displays a powerful mineral concentration and a core of generous citrus fruit. Alain owns 1.4 hectares of the largest Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, ‘Les Folatières’. His parcel faces east at 300m altitude with a 30% gradient. This combination of altitude, exposure and shallow limestone soils produces a richly layered wine with an intense mineral backbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Clavoillons' comes from a parcel planted in 1953. Located below 1er Cru 'Les Folatieres', the limestone-based soils are frail and stony. This allows the roots to penetrate deep which produces a pronounced saline character in the finished wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe 2023 vintage in Burgundy was plentiful, with yields some of the largest in the last seven years. The two key challenges were: keeping yields in check, which was achieved by vigorous green harvesting; and preserving acidity during an intense harvest – condensed into a shorter picking window for the whites, due to heat spikes at the end of August. The growing season began with a warm and dry winter, followed by a relatively rainy March. Budbreak was slightly delayed until early April which meant the Côte d’Or escaped frost. The spring months were sunny but relatively cool, providing perfect conditions for even flowering. This, together with sunny conditions and regular showers during the summer, meant that the vines flourished. Temperatures were cooler than usual in July and early August, and the grapes underwent a perfectly paced slow ripening. A spike in temperatures at the end of August accelerated the ripening and harvest began in early September.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes were gently whole-bunched pressed and transferred into 228-litre French oak barrels, where they underwent fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Following fermentation, the wine went through malolactic fermentation and was aged in these same barrels, for 12 months. The final blend was then assembled before spending six months in stainless-steel tanks. Bottling then took place in February.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wine has a vibrant character driven by intense citrus flavours and direct acidity. The saline finish is long and elegant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Tasting Adventure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56189285794170,"sku":null,"price":74.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/4297\/9770\/files\/ClavoillonsNV__250x500_46cf9fda-105b-43f1-aef2-f43bd871e9f9.png?v=1763389216","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-ta.co.uk\/products\/2023-domaine-alain-chavy-puligny-montrachet-1er-cru-les-clavoillons-liberty","provider":"Wine Tasting Adventure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}