2021 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Corvees des Vignes Volume:750ml and Clos St Jacques)

and Clos St Jacques)

A normal winter season and a cool and rainy start to spring followed by a long dry period

Following the phenolic maturity of the vintage

which works seamlessly with its new best mate Mataro

honeycomb and white pepper linger on the finish

2021 Domaine Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Corvees des Vignes Volume:750ml and Clos St Jacques)Philippe, 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