Puligny-Montrachet 'Les Charmes', Domaine Alain Chavy, 2020 Clairette paprika and quarried stone

paprika and quarried stone

There is a real mineral streak

Oak aged to soften the tannins

focussed on energy and elegance

A wine that proved the Languedoc could play in the premier league

Puligny-Montrachet 'Les Charmes', Domaine Alain Chavy, 2020 Clairette paprika and quarried stoneWe think Alain Chavy might be Puligny's best kept secret, which is saying something in a village where every grower seems to have a cult following. This Les Charmes from 2020 shows exactly why we're such fans: it's everything you want from premier cru Puligny without the ego or the price tag that usually comes with it. The Chavy family have been farming these slopes since the 1970s, working organically long before it was fashionable, and their Les