Domaine Chavy Chouet - Chavy-Chouet Maranges Rouge Les Plantes 2024

Druva

Pinot Noir

Tasting note

Chavy-Chouets-parcellen ligger längst ut där lera dominerar jorden. Inbjudande frukt i doften och bra kraft i gommen med färska hallon och en fin balans mellan syra och tanniner. Maranges ligger söder om Santenay och är den sydligaste appellationen i Côte d'Or, och förbinder därmed Côte d'Or med Côte Chalonnaise. Den är inte så välkänd utomlands, men å andra sidan hittar du några riktigt bra pris/kvalitetsförhållanden här. De många kullarna och sluttningarna vetter mot syd/sydost. 95 % av det producerade vinet är rött vin.

Romaric Chavy, who succeeded his father Hubert at the helm of this 13-hecare domaine in early 2006, is a young but experienced vigneron producing pure, tensile wines that are typically distinguished by their racy acids and aromatic precision. Tangy but not reductive, the wines start out life quite tight-knit and blossom in bottle. Winemaking is simple, with élevage lasting for some 12 months on the lees in barrels mainly from Tonnellerie Gillet, some 20% of which are new for the higher appellations. The portfolio culminates with several superior Puligny and Meursault lieux-dits and four premiers crus in the same communes, reflecting this long-established family's roots in both villages.

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Technical sheet

In 1988, Chavy-Chouet was named Puligny-Montrachet’s ‘domaine to watch’ by Jasper Morris. With prime parcels in both Puligny and Meursault, it was perfectly placed to rise to the top. Hubert Chavy, its hell-raising owner vigneron, never delivered on that early promise, but since 2014 his son Romaric has succeeded in re-establishing Chavy-Chouet as one of Burgundy’s most exciting prospects.

The vineyards are as well-sited as they ever were, and everything else is now at the level they deserve. Grapes are no longer sold off, there is a new winery, and vinifications are traditional, with fermentation and maturation of most wines in oak barrels for 12 months. New sites have also been added in Saint-Aubin, Pommard, Volnay and Maranges. The wines from the top vineyards are elegant and beautifully balanced, while the entry-level village wines from single vineyards are among Burgundy’s best bargains.

Thanks to its lost years, Chavy-Chouet’s reputation hasn’t yet caught up with the quality of the wines. They are undervalued across the range.