Alain Chavy ′Les Champs Gains’ Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 2018/19

Alain Chavy is the most recent in 200 years’ worth of Chavy winemakers, producing fine Chardonnay in and around Puligny-Montrachet. When he and his brother Jean-Louis inherited the family vineyards in 2003, they decided to divide them up, and Alain took on vines in some of the region’s top Premier Cru plots. Les Champs Gains, the second largest Puligny Premier Cru, sits high on a hillside at 360m. This relatively high altitude means the very best wines tend to be lean, zippy and mineral, with serious aging potential. This one is no exception. Pair it with fish or seafood, such as a butter-smothered Dover sole.