2020 Domaine Philippe Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay Volume:750ml was a good year from

was a good year from the meteorological point of view

which usually end in mid-July

 Therefore

The 2016 vintage matured 24 months in new French oak barrels (Taransaud & Demptos)

Grapes are pressed at the end of January and after 20 days of maceration

2020 Domaine Philippe Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay Volume:750ml was a good year fromPhilippe, who is a cousin of Alain and Jean Louis, runs his domaine of 6ha less than it used to be after some leases expired from most unprepossessing looking premises, a long shed that looks as if it would be more at home in a light industrial zone. So I was not expecting too much when I tasted there for the first time in February 2021. I was mistaken! Philippes first vinification was in 1990, taken over entirely from his father in 2002. He is not