Paul Chavy Saint-Aubin Sur Gamay 1er Cru 2022

Variety: Chardonnay
Country Region: France, Burgundy, Côte-de-Beaune
Appellation: Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

This beautifully sited Premier Cru lies just above La Chateniere and also adjoins Les Murgers des Dents de Chien on one side and Les Champlots on the other side. Rarely seen yet perfectly positioned quite high on the full south facing slope. This excellent exposition brings good ripeness together with very good minerality and detail from the higher site.

Shows lovely lift and perfume with very attractive floral notes on the aroma. Very good freshness and precision with excellent depth and intensity. The full package which proves why Saint Aubin's top Premier Cru sites are becoming so popular. It delivers on every level - ripeness, detail, minerality and refreshing enlivening acidity.

'With aromas of ripe and sweet, yellow-fleshed fruits on the nose, this round and fatty wine is lively yet very concentrated in the mouth.'

After studying winegrowing and oenology, Jean-Louis’ son Paul returned to the family estate in 2020 and has recently launched a new négociant business. The Paul Chavy label draws fruit, both red and white, from several prestigious terroirs across the length and breadth of the Côte d'Or.

For the white wines Paul uses very long slow pressing in a pneumatic press keeping the best fine lees and ageing in 350 litre barrels (using a mix of cooperages) for 11 months. Wines are then racked to tank for 6 or 7 months before bottling with no a light filtration and fining only if necessary.

Red wines are all 100 % de-stemmed with a very cool 5-7 days maceration in stainless steel then 17-22 days of maceration in fermentation with no punching down and just gentle pump overs once a day. Ageing for 12 months in 228 litre barrels before transferring to stainless steel tank for blending for 6-7 months before bottling with no fining and a light filtration