External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Show more
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2018 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Warren23 on 6/16/2023: Paulee - Denver Sous-Commanderie (174 views) | | | Tasted by gtilley on 4/8/2022: Deep gold, nose is almost semillon like with wax and orange zest. The palate is loose, it glides across the palate, with wet hay and wet rocks, a light honeycomb note. It lacks a certain degree of persistence or concentration nevertheless it represents mature yet fresh Chablis that I would gladly drink any time. (390 views) | | | Tasted by rsazima on 8/1/2014 flawed bottle: Oxidized... Bought on sale @ Dan Murphys and certainly expected more for a $25 bottle. (1648 views) | | | Tasted by essconsults on 1/14/2012 & rated 80 points: YIKES! And I just re-upped my Burghound subscription. This is pretty awful. INSANE ACIDITY, and lemon curd. Not very nice-will it come around, is there extreme bottle variation? Selling my other bottles. (2596 views) | | | Tasted by PatrickinKW on 3/18/2010 & rated 90 points: Lemon yellow with citrus and pear. Very traditional Chablis that will benefit from 3-4 years of cool cellar temps (decanted for 2 hours with notible improvement). Drank with a meal starting with raw oysters, Arugula and Pear Salad with a lemon-dijon dressing, and grilled halibut. No regrets here. (2960 views) | | | Tasted by armchairsommelier on 3/5/2010: Tasted again with consistent notes: razor sharp acidity, but the back end falls apart completely. Food helps, but not enough for me to seek out more bottles. Salud! (2918 views) | | | Tasted by armchairsommelier on 2/27/2010 & rated 85 points: A very pale yellow color. Nose is wet stone and talc. A very light style with higher acidity, and flavors in waves: lemon > pear > white nectarine. Refreshing and easy . . . makes me wish I had a pile of oysters to go with it! Salud! POSTSCRIPT: The longer this wine was open, the weaker it seemed to get. By the end of the bottle, it was thin, thin, thin. I'm revising my initial 88 down to an 85. (2812 views) | | | Tasted by TaitaJidou on 8/22/2009 & rated 92 points: Very buttery, smooth, crisp. It was deep -- not a light wine. Very rich. Served with swordfish -- this was a wonderful wine for this meal, with corn and tomatoes. Superb summer fare. (1477 views) | | | Tasted by Pknut on 8/20/2009: So Burghound gives this wine 90-92 points and a good review. Vaynerchuck disses it completely, giving it 75 points and calling it something like thin lemon water (I'm paraphrasing since I really don't want to have to watch WineLibrary TV any more than I have to). Putting aside the silliness of points, it's the disparity between the two opinions that is interesting. Credit to Gary for ripping a wine that he sells (but, on the other hand, perhaps its a wise tactic for a retailer to occasionally slam a wine that he sells, thereby adding at least the impression of disinterest or "credibility"), but I think Gary got this one wrong. Gary tasted it along with a bunch of New World whites, so perhaps that affected his palate. In any event, that context aside, I liked this wine. There is an initial burst of sweet-sour tangy acidity that makes the mouth wake up. The entry is clean and pure, with the impression of fresh water more than sea water, and a touch of Chablis wooliness in the back. Good acidity, but could use more definition. I found it difficult to not sip this wine. Not the most complex wine, but it's quite drinkable and quite satisfying, especially at this pricepoint. (1520 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."
https://weinlagen-info.de/#bereich_id=58 Single vineyards on weinlagen-info James Suckling |
|
