2020 Domaine Philippe Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay Volume:750ml Always a grand capacity to

Always a grand capacity to age before attaining its peak after 5 or even 10 years of cellar time

The result was perfectly matured grapes without that overripe note that can mar drier years resulted in incredibly fragrant musts

Grapes are pressed at the end of January and after 20 days of maceration

Native-yeast and full natural malolactic fermentations

The 2016 vintage matured 24 months in new French oak barrels (Taransaud & Demptos)

2020 Domaine Philippe Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay Volume:750ml Always a grand capacity toPhilippe, 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