Domaine Chavy-Chouet - Les Femelottes 2021 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Domaine Chavy-Chouet
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Varietal	Chardonnay
Vintage	2021
Sku	210000002589
Size	750ml

Domaine Chavy-Chouet Les Femelottes 2021

Served @ DB's "Cotes de Beaune" Tasting. Top selling White. 

Domaine Chavy-Chouet is owned and operated by Romaric Chavy who took over the estate for his father in 2014. Romaric is an 8th generation winemaker within his family. Romaric learned how to produce great burgundy working under his father, Hubert Chavy, who founded the domaine in 1982. Chavy-Chouet is one of the oldest families in Puligny Montrachet. The Chavy’s who pre-date Hubert were primarily viticulturalists and sold their fruit to Bouchard Pere. Romaric’s mother is formerly a Ropiteau, a name that resonates in Meursault as it is one of the oldest family lineages in Meursault.

Today Chavy-Chouet stands as a 15-hectare Domaine, producing wine in 14 A.O.C.’s. 80% of the wine this Domaine produces is white burgundy. Their vineyard is split up into 70 different parcels all of which are 40 years are more. French Allier’s are used for the oak aging with a medium toast on them to produce more balanced wines. Romaric does not fine nor filter his wines, allowing the wines to be enjoyed in their purest form.

The wine I am about to offer you from this incredible estate is their “Les Femelottes” bottling. Les Femelottes is a 3-Hectare “Lieu Dit” located in Puligny Montrachet and borders the “village” appellation. The name “Les Femelottes” means “The Females”, which is an appropriate name as the vineyard produces wines of elegance and balance. The age of the vines in this vineyard are at least 40 years of age which gives the wine some added epth of flavor. The wine spends 10 Months in oak, only 10% “new” so this is a very balanced and elegant style of White Burgundy. There is no question this wine is ready to drink now, and you do not have to wait years for it to peak like you do with many wines from this region. The wine cannot be labeled as a Puligny Montrachet as the wine is bottled in Meursault, as a result the wine is far more affordable.

Tasting notes: Les Femelottes, in Puligny-Montrachet, located on an exceptional terroir for a Burgundy, produces a subtle white wine. The vintage presents itself with a lot of freshness. The mouth, supple and fruity, is balanced. To be enjoyed today on its freshness and for a few years.