Domaine Jean-Louis Chavy

The Chavy family has lived in Puligny-Montrachet for more than two hundred years, yet only began bottling under its own name in 1986, when Gérard Chavy established his own domaine. Upon his retirement the estate was divided between his sons, giving rise to Domaine Jean-Louis Chavy, with superb premier cru parcels such as Les Folatières, Les Perrières and Les Clavoillons. Jean-Louis built a new, temperature-controlled cellar and combines tradition with precision. The grapes are harvested by hand and the wines mature in barrels, a portion of which is renewed each year. Worth knowing: in the tiny premier cru of Les Clavoillons, barely 6 hectares in all, the Chavy family owns a parcel right beside none other than the illustrious Leflaive family.