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• HallvardE Likes this wine: 87 points

  August 25, 2023 - Frisk, noe moden, balansert, noe smørtoner, medium lang, balansert. Ikke så fruktig, bør drikkes nå?

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• KarlO_CC Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 14, 2023 - Pale yellow - honeylike. Constrained nose, very smooth on the palate, muted, long and persistent salty acidity. Perfectly balanced.

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• wayfarer Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 9, 2022 - Excellent rendition of the Chablis VV. Dark yellow in glass, intense aged citrus, lemon, mineral, flint/smoke, with layers of subtle herb woven in across nose and palate. Opened and other aged fruit--perhaps baked apple, pear--show up with air and time as acidity seemed to ease a bit. Resolved to be beautifully clean and rich, great length and balance. Seems in top form now. Prior note mentioned affinity to Jura chards and I think that is apt, though Chablis still speaks.

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• bergulf Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 7, 2022 - Really wonderful, rich and complex Chablis. Buttery, nutty aromas with ripe apples but still a lot of Chablis type minerals. Smells of oyster shells and flints. Lime-like acidity with a grapefruit’s bitterness in the ending.

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• afields wrote:

  June 21, 2022 - Oxidative wines are not my style in general, but the quality here is very good, enough to justify the $40. A really nice balance of dry oxidation, acidity, modest apple-orange fruit, brown butter, and Chablis seashell minerality. Paired well with a buttery corn pasta with garlic and turmeric and some of the wine itself, from recent NY Times recipe. This seems just about perfect now, don’t see any reason to age further unless you just really love oxidation.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White
• Producer Daniel-Etienne Defaix
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Vieilles Vignes du Vieux Chateau
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Chablis
• Appellation Chablis

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• In Cellars 116 (30%)
• Consumed 266 (70%)

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