2019 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Friuli-Venezia Giulia The mouth is supple and

The mouth is supple and the tannins are elegant

It then remains 8 months in bottle before release

The archetype of a grand white Burgundy

wet spring triggered a relatively slow growing season

In the 1970s

2019 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Friuli-Venezia Giulia The mouth is supple andPhilippe, 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