1998 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  12/12/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 86 Points

  Looking more tired than the previous bottle. Still good, but on the downhill slope.

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  9/17/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points

  375ml bottle, 13% alcohol. From what I understand, Les Lys is one of the sections of the Vaillons vineyard, both entitled to the Premier Cru designation.
  
  A lovely golden colour, before opening I was a little bit worried that it would be oxidised but it turns out that the bottle glass is just tinted brown! Honey, oats, hay and citrus aromas on the nose. Very rich flavour on the palate, leaning toward the new world in style, though there is some Chablis slate lingering in the background. Medium length, lacking a bit of complexity for the stage of development to be great. That said, I really enjoyed this, it is interesting, drinking at its peak now and is pretty good value at the $27AUD for the half bottle that I paid.

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  1/1/2004 - HandPickedBurgundy wrote:

  Light straw/green, slight legs; rounded nose of buttery apples; smooth medium bodied wine with quite low acidity, soft fruits and a good tingly acid finish. 2+

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