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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2020 (based on 51 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by roasted hill on 2/14/2016: clear and light. chalk and citrus nose. lemon, pineapple, and kelp with a moderate finish. clearly better than the last bottle. (1213 views) | | | Tasted by roasted hill on 9/19/2014 flawed bottle: Either defective or terrible. No Chablis character. Nearly undrinkable. Petrol. (1424 views) | | | Tasted by janis1207 on 2/23/2014 & rated 88 points: Well balanced, with nice minerality (1707 views) | | | Tasted by David_T on 5/23/2013 & rated 89 points: Much improved from a year ago, this is currently showing pleasant aromas of baked apple & marzipan. The palate has notes of baked apple, baking spice, marzipan and a touch of lemon on the finish, along with light acidity & moderate minerality. Coming from a 375ml bottle with a synthetic closure I'd say drink now but if you have a larger bottle with a traditional cork it probably has a few promising years ahead of it. (1876 views) | | | Tasted by Henry Miller on 3/22/2013 & rated 92 points: Generous but with good cut and mineral finish. One of the better 2009s. No fat, classic profile. A beauty. (1927 views) | | | Tasted by Number51 on 8/20/2012 & rated 83 points: From 375ml. Nose is weird with white rice cake and red bean paste. Palate is hollow with some lemon and short watered down finish. (1385 views) | | | Tasted by www.jasonskitchen.com on 7/26/2012 & rated 91 points: great bottle...very clean. (1151 views) | | | Tasted by winolee on 7/3/2012 & rated 82 points: Golden in color. Forgettable but not awful. Green apple and lemon flavors are very faint. Overpowered by minerals, yeast, and acidity - pretty unstructured. It sometimes tasted like a weak beer. (1056 views) | | | Tasted by David_T on 6/26/2012 & rated 84 points: Lacks intensity. Somewhat muted notes of apple & pear on the nose and palate, though it has a bolder mineral-driven finish. (869 views) | | | Tasted by sellaronda on 5/12/2012 & rated 89 points: Flowery aromatic on the nose. Mineral attack with balanced mid palate. Good acidity. Mild finish. (885 views) | | | Tasted by Phredd on 1/26/2012 & rated 86 points: From a 375. Rich, golden straw in color, it looks like it has more oak than a typical Chablis. The nose is not wildly aromatic, but does have a bright floral and almost metallic bent, with some honey but very little of either oak or fruit apparent. The general impression is of a Southern Rhone blend, and that impression strongly carries through on the palate. The first impression is of a smooth and almost oily texture without strong flavors. However, the mid-palate brings an intense acidity, with powerful grapefruit, lemon, and under-ripe melon. Some of the floral aspect returns on the mid-length finish, and a touch of salty minerality shows on the end, as well. Overall, this is both a bit too plain to stand up to its own acidity, and comes across more as a Southern Rhone than as a Chardonnay from a ripe year. It is reasonably well-made, but to me just doesn't display enough typicity or complexity to be considered anything but an average wine, at best. Allen Meadows really liked this, but I just don't see it. (1144 views) | | | Tasted by Number51 on 12/15/2011 & rated 90 points: Honey-like. It's good. (1204 views) | | | Tasted by Jack Cranley on 10/22/2011 & rated 89 points: Soft elegant nose with some pear and notes of biscotti. Punch-you-in-the-mouth acidity leads to a simple, straightforward but decidedly delicious finish. (1340 views) | | | Tasted by Rob and Meg on 10/19/2011 & rated 91 points: (From a 375 mL) The aromatics are complex, yielding notes of salt spray, honey roasted nuts, lemon, all with an edge of hay and dried herbs. The palate opens with ripe and focused orchard fruits and a hint of pineapple. A wonderful slate minerality appears on the transition to the mid-palate, and becomes more apparent as the wine evolves. It finishes with a fantastic interplay of mouthwatering lemon acidity, cucumber, and persistent creamy saline. The wines has excellent structure, being effortlessly focused and powerful without losing direction on the palate. This is drinking very well right now, but has the structure to delight for years to come. R&M 91 (1403 views) |
| Domaine Bernard Defaix Producer websiteDomaine Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Côte de LéchetThe 1er Cru Cote de Lechet is home turf for Domaine Bernard Defaix - their winery and cellar is just at the base of vineyard hill in the village of Milly, they are the largest landowners in the cru, and the only certified organic grower there.
The wine itself is racy, yet layered ,with yellow stonefruit flavours bouncing around with crunching citrus and pebbly minerality. There is a small percentage of old oak used but this is a linear, pure style, not a Cote de Beaune wannabe.
Defaix is based in the small village of Milly, on the left bank of the Serein river that divides the Chablis. The Domaine is now run by Didier, son of Bernard, and his wife Helene, and comprises approx 25 hectares across Petit Chablis, Chablis, 1er and Grand Cru sites.
An early convert to organics, the wines are pure, clean but also have weight and texture that is oft lacking in basic Chablis.
We cultivate 8 hectares of this Premier Cru located on the slopes of the village Milly and on the right backs of the river Serein. We are the biggest owners of this cru.
When some of the plots were planted, we found impressive fossils of exogyra virgula that had been perfectly preserved. The remarkable stony and sunny soil is captured in this powerful and complex wine. It flourishes with age and expresses mineral aromas reminiscent of gunflint. The Côte de Lechet is indeed one of the Premiers Crus of the Chablisian vineyard with the most exceptional ageing potential.Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeCôte de Léchet On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Chablis Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)
2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman
2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."
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