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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2024 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ID on 8/20/2023: Last bottle was by far the best. Don’t know if it was the extra bottle age or if it was the relatively warm temperature at which we drank this. Drank with a richness that was lacking in prior bottles. (284 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 7/28/2021 & rated 90 points: Pop and pour, there were some caramelly notes on the palate that integrated with about 30 minutes of air. Steely and flinty, good minerality, light golden fruit. A decent chablis. (1062 views) | | | Tasted by Heynetty on 4/23/2018: Wine Dojo - Week 7 - Forget Your ABCs, We Want ATCs!! (Elissa's Place): Tasted Blind
A: Medium gold
N:Medium (+) intensity. Apple, lemon curd, butterscotch, wet stone
P: Aromas confirmed. Stone very apparent now. Dry, medium (+) acid and body and intensity and finish. Medium alcohol (+)
C: Balanced, good length and intensity. However, i am lacking descriptive clusters here and so not complex. Very Good Quality wine.
Drink up or keep for 5 years.
$40 wholesale (2008 views) | | | Tasted by Burg hound on 12/18/2017 & rated 90 points: Delicate citrus. Slight creamy note, fresh with ripe fruit. Improving and still further to go. (1902 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 11/12/2017 & rated 90 points: White and Red Burgundy (Scott and Amy's House): I'm surprised to give this a solid 90. Nice golden fruit, somewhat creamy nose and palate. Myself and a friend were convinced there is some new oak in here, even though there supposedly is not. (2264 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 8/3/2017 & rated 90 points: Medium-full nose of fatter white fruit, mineral and some sea breeze. Palate is medium bodied with crisp, fresh acids underneath riper white fruits. Clean, fresh finish. (2552 views) | | | Tasted by budh on 10/6/2016: Surprising tropical fruits - banana, pineapple, melon, to go with pear, apple, salty minerality. Also some lemon pith on the palate. Nice acidity, body. This bottle is a bit oxidized - color is fairly deep and some VA notes. (2775 views) | | | Tasted by segolas on 8/3/2016: Jag börjar bli minst sagt tveksam till det här vinet. De första flaskorna var strama, syradrivna men lovande. Nu har de senaste varit väl mogna och vissa haft en tendens ill övermognas och då är det ändå en 1er cru från 2012... (2213 views) | | | Tasted by segolas on 7/1/2016: Defekt (2159 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 4/14/2016 & rated 92 points: Effusive, full mineral-laden nose has white fruit, seashells, salinity and river water. Medium weight and focused on the palate with a precise and chiseled personality. Juicy tangy acidity provides lift and persistence. This is a classic, fresh Chablis that is giving loads of pleasure in its relative youth. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by segolas on 1/2/2016: Dracks samtidgt som Droin Les Clos och var inte i samma klass men den börjar ta sig och är klart drickbar nu.
Lite oväntat börjar man redan ana mognadstoner så det känns som resterande flaskor bör konsumeras inom ett eller ett par år. (2241 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 10/8/2015: This is gorgeous Chablis. Good bright fruit with an undercurrent of minerals and a thoughtful frame of oak. Really delicious. (2049 views) | | | Tasted by SteadyEddy on 8/15/2015 & rated 90 points: No doubt that this is Chablis, and well-made at that. Yellow orchard fruits balanced by saline and mineral on both nose and palate - very fresh with good balance. Lacks the intensity, complexity and long finish of a Grand Cru Chablis, but this is a great "junior" version; it is interesting, really pleasing and offers amazing value for the quality it offers. My local wine warehouse sells it for $23 / bottle and I plan to buy more. (1685 views) | | | Tasted by segolas on 5/2/2015: För tidig, det mesta finns men för dominerande syra/citrus idag. Ta nästa om ett år (1980 views) | | | Tasted by vespasian on 3/25/2015: Great nose, incredible richness and mineral expression; epitome of Chablis. (1914 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 2/11/2015: Ripe and bursting with orchard fruits. It has good shape and volume and plenty of minerality just below the flesh. There is a pleasant scent of honeysuckle once you work some air into the wine and the finish is dry and sappy. (1878 views) | | | Tasted by dgkula on 1/29/2015 & rated 90 points: Adding a point for QPR. This is a very good 1er Cru Chablis at a great price point. On bottle 11 of a case and will buy again without a doubt. Nose of matchstick, iodine and herbs. Briny taste with lemon pith and a nice bite. Good minerality and acidity. Really a pleasure; consistent bottle to bottle and no funk - compares extremely well to the other cases of Chablis I have drank this season from other producers (Moreau, Picq) although those have been village bottlings they have been inconsistent, watery and had funk. I will buy a case again for sure. (1793 views) | | | Tasted by Bob H on 1/3/2015: Light yellow-gold in the glass; briny "seashore" accents rise from the glass.
More open & accessible than the Fourchaume bottling I tried last night; not unduly complex, and better on the nose than the palate, but still a pretty good representation of Chablis at a very fair price. (1570 views) | | | Tasted by CJM on 10/19/2014 & rated 83 points: Clear pale straw. Apricot, honey, white peach. Very low acids, no tannin. Butterscotch. Short balanced finish (1490 views) | | | Tasted by vespasian on 9/18/2014 & rated 92 points: Lovely purity and focus on the nose - really mineral and complex; lovely balance and flavour, nuanced and subtle, builds deceptively on the palate. Excellent. Really pleasurable even at this young stage. 91-93 (1436 views) | | | Tasted by kdsipe on 9/17/2014 & rated 91 points: A light straw yellow. Aromas of hay, herbs, mineral and pineaple. Balanced, reserved, shimmering, alive, nice. A touch of sugarcane, too. Medium bodied, great acid and balance, a beautiful arc across the tongue, great texture, a touch vinous, some sweetness, clean. Good weight and depth as one would expect from a 1er Cru. I suspect a few more years in bottle will round this out. On a personal level, I think Chablis and Chardonnay are beginning to bore me. Great at $25, not so much at $30. Would love to try this with roasted oysters or lobster. (1355 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 9/7/2014 & rated 90 points: Bibendum Public Portfolio Tasting 2014 (Sydney, Australia): Spice, pear and lemon. Really nicely balanced, shows a class above the standard 2012 Chablis. The fruit is light but it has some depth to it as well. Good length. (1825 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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