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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 43 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 11/11/2023 & rated 94 points: Sommelier selection at Pappas Steakhouse. This Chablis perfectly with oysters to start the evening.
With medium plus body this was layered and complex. I wouldn’t have guessed Chablis as this style is very unique to this producer. Released only after significant age is reached. (767 views) | | | Tasted by Torchy on 6/17/2022 & rated 92 points: Mature wines (Sindre): Golden dark, bright yellow. The nose opens with delicate sweet fruit. In the background are scorched matches, rubber, oil, and minerals. Viscous and oily. Apricots and peaches, as well as petrol, oil and lubricants. Surprisingly bold for a Chablis. (1031 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 2/18/2022: Popped and poured. Dark golden color and fully mature. Seamless melding of orchard fruit, honey, and nutty flavors. Personally, I like a bit more freshness in my Chablis and would drink these up. (861 views) | | | Tasted by cch1966 on 12/19/2020 & rated 89 points: Golden Yellow. Not much fruit left. Apple, honey and a sign of oxidation. Has peaked. (1358 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 2/29/2020 & rated 94 points: Aged in stainless steel. 13% alcohol.
Medium-deep burnished golden yellow color. Sweet, developed and quite expressive nose with complex aromas of creamy panna cotta, melted butter and ghee, some chalky minerality, a little bit of ripe apricot, light exotic notes of banana and pineapple, a hint of poached pear and a mineral touch of chalk dust. The wine feels mature without coming across as particularly old yet. The wine is rich, full-bodied and developed on the palate with tertiary flavors of browned butter, bruised apple, some nutty oxidative tones, a little bit of cooked cream, light notes of hay, sweet-toned hints of pineapple and peach and a touch of chalky minerality. Balanced, moderately high acidity. The finish is lively, bright and tangy with mature flavors of wizened golden apples, some steely minerality, a little bit of hay, light buttery tones, a hint of tart lemony citrus fruits and a touch of nuttiness.
An enchanting, mature 1er Cru Chablis at its peak. The wine shows some wonderfully developed tertiary characteristics, but is yet to go downhill. In a fantastic shape right now. Although the wine could score even a higher score with a bit higher acidity, since the wine feels a bit soft with the richness brought by the age, this is still a delightful effort. Won't benefit from further cellaring; best to drink now. (1991 views) | | | Tasted by bklynwine on 10/4/2019: Golden honey or wheat color; bruised yellow or Red Delicious apple, slight hazelnut-oxidative quality in background; beautiful aged Chablis, though acidity is waning so drink up (1688 views) | | | Tasted by TXRhoneRanger on 2/14/2019 & rated 96 points: This was off the chain. Only slightly muted in the fruit but it could have been that it needs some air. Drank over a few hours. Absolutely gorgeous and ethereal for Chablis all day. Pretty wine. All of the things Chardonnay. Beautiful wine. (1691 views) | | | Tasted by ThalesGaspar on 12/5/2018 & rated 85 points: Maybe I got a bad bottle, but the wine I tasted has nothing to with the notes I read here. Closed nose, not fruity nor mineral and no body at all... just some flavours of the old wines with some acidity... (1829 views) | | | Tasted by tombiro on 9/18/2018 & rated 92 points: Great yellow / gold color, a bit of apple, nice acid, medium-long finish. I could eat toys for dinner. (1852 views) | | | Tasted by tbriggs on 8/6/2018: Great value, aging well. Full body, good acidity. (1762 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 2/8/2018 & rated 92 points: This was so good. The color was golden wheat showing that this has 15 years of age. The nose was peaches and fresh mint while the palate was layers: crisp lemony spine and richer orchard fruit layers rising and falling along the profile. (2139 views) | | | Tasted by gris on 7/27/2017 & rated 92 points: While yellow hue suggested its age, many blind tasters thought it was a younger Burgundy from the Cote d'Or rather than Chablis. Good acidity and very nice mineral notes. Less creamy than I remembered from a few years back when we had another bottle. This one is not past its prime at all and seems that it could easily be enjoyed three years from now or beyond. (2782 views) | | | Tasted by ove_stammrud on 3/10/2017: Modent eple, hvit blomst, sjøgress og akasie honning på nese. Slank og lett i munn med merkbar syre struktur. Medium lang utgang, med syrlig bitt. Full moden. (2973 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 9/19/2016 & rated 92 points: Yes, yes, yes! This was so good. There were layers of fruit: lemon, peach, pear and notes of eastern spices like cardamom on the nose and palate. The profile was just what you want: bright and crisp with a long rising/falling curve and rich but restrained fruit juice riding on top. This was gone in no time. (3401 views) | | | Tasted by Per-Harald on 8/25/2016 & rated 92 points: Delicious with ripe chablis, the sharp edges are sharpened, more reminiscent of a ripe burgundy, still acid, lemon, fresh taste, long aftertaste. (3395 views) | | | Tasted by Ebrim on 5/13/2016 & rated 91 points: More ripe than the 2003 with hint tropical fruit, honeysuckle, nutts, red apples, lemon and lemontart. very well balanced and complex with long tropical finish. V.good/outstanding quality, can be kept 91-92p (3243 views) | | | Tasted by BSA on 4/24/2016 & rated 91 points: The amber colour reveals its age, but after 1.5h decant nose was still fairly lights and delicate. Foremost notes of litchee and peach, then white flowers, crushed stones, ripe lemons and touch of honey. Bit buttery and some nutiness too, but I could easily have taken so much more in that department. Not a rich and expressive, more subtle and understated. Yet fine. Maybe the food pairing (Kalix löjrom) did not give it room to fully shine but it was really enjoyable to say it the least. Further cellaring would be rewarded, I think. (2321 views) | | | Tasted by grantsky on 3/31/2016 & rated 93 points: No detailed notes. This has plenty of life. My guess is other tasters have had storage issues. This had perfect provenance, and whats very fresh. Has many years left. (2137 views) | | | Tasted by "Rhône Rider" on 3/28/2016 & rated 90 points: Pære, sopp, sjø. Ren, pen lineær Chablis. På topp nå. (1654 views) | | | Tasted by LPEG on 2/12/2016 flawed bottle: Gone. NR (1695 views) | | | Tasted by coremill on 9/21/2015 & rated 82 points: Single Blind Chablis (Chez John Morris): The nose is all buttered popcorn. The palate has some acid and minerals, but this is still too buttery. Blech. (2275 views) | | | Tasted by WineWheelz on 8/28/2015 & rated 91 points: The wine is a vivid golden color. Aromas of green apple, dairy, and minerality flow from the glass. On the palate, green apple and chalkiness. The wine also has a nice creaminess to it suggesting the lys had been stirred. Still vivid and alive with medium acidity. (1819 views) | | | Tasted by gutt22 on 12/4/2014: A lovely wine not showing its age. No premox issues here, thankfully. Modest yellow color. Pretty nose of taut green apple, loads of minerality, and a funky note. In the mouth, lively, tart apple fruit frames a mineral-driven and lightly floral edge to the complexity. A fine, racy wine. A- (2179 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 11/6/2014 & rated 93 points: Excellent seal on the cork, the wine is still light golden but mature. Nice lactic seashore aroma, perfect level of acidity, mild citrus and a little mushroomy umami on the palate, good depth. Very enjoyable wine. (2049 views) | | | Tasted by paolonardi on 11/4/2014 & rated 90 points: Altra Borgogna: Pare uno champagne in ossidazione, brillante, note cerealicole, fiori macerati, bocca interessante con ritorni di mela matura. (2655 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Daniel-Etienne Defaix Producer website
https://madrose.com/burgundy/chablis/daniel-etienne-defaix/
Daniel-Etienne Defaix’s ancestors were already cultivating the vine in the sixteenth century at the Château de Faix near Avallon, not far from Chablis. Etienne-Paul Defaix installed the family as vignerons in Chablis during the eighteenth century. Today, Daniel-Etienne Defaix continues this long family tradition as he maintains a domaine of 26 hectares planted exclusively to Chardonnay and primarily in a series of vineyard sites classified 1er Cru.
The vineyards are fertilized, when necessary, with a natural compost of cow and horse manure. Treatments in the vineyards are severely limited and never done within two months of the harvest. All the wines at this estate are vinified in a similar fashion. At harvest a strict triage is done to eliminate unripe and unhealthy grapes; the grapes are pressed slowly for three hours, separated parcel by parcel, with only the finest juice maintained for bottling at the domaine. The wines normally ferment for three weeks (sometimes as long as a month) using only indigenous yeasts and at a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius; the malolactic fermentation is always completed but never artificially rushed (on rare occasion, the ML has taken two years to finish). The wines rest on the fine lees in stainless steel cuves for at least 18 months (and sometimes longer for the 1er and Grand Crus) undergoing a type of batonnage without exposure to air and without the addition of sulfur (utilizing the CO2 created by the malolactic fermentation to conserve the freshness of the wines). The wines are generally not fined nor are they filtered prior to bottling and the wines are never exposed to a “passage a froid” to precipitate the tartrates … the elevage of two winters in a cold cellar does that work naturally. The Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix releases its wine to the market only after obtaining several years of bottle age at which point the market has the pleasure of having access to wines that more fully express the remarkable and unique terroir that is Chablis. Note also that the high quality corks used at the domaine are purchased two to three years in advance to secure the finest quality and to ensure the stability of the cork.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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