2018 Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  12/26/2023 - short and confused wrote:

  Fine but not great value at $27.

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  8/13/2021 - Marius Cavasdan Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A chablis from chardonnay old vines.
  2018 vintage. From a small 1 ha plot.
  Part of the wine is aged in oak barrels for 1 year, rest in inox.
  
  Has medium lemon straw color. Has a ripe nose. Fresh peaches, some almond paste.
  Round palate, with nice minerality. Has a tangy saline note. Very nice wine

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  10/29/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Chardonnay
  from 1 ha on the stony slopes of the village Milly with 45 yr old vines under organic farming.
  25% of this wine is fermented and aged in oak barrels over 12 months.
  The remaining 75% is fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks on fine lees.
  12.5% abv.
  History: 4th generation from a family of vine-growers started with Bernard Defaix with 2 ha in 1959.
  Grower: Didier Defaix
  Winemaker: Sylvain Defaix
  Manager: Hélène Jaeger-Defaix (wife of Didier), also owner of
  Domaine Jaeger-Defaix in Rully.
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Med lemon/straw. Focused, intense varietal.
  B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit, compact structure. Bit short on vibrancy.
  C(omplexity)=2: Tropical citrus, toast, honey, saline minerality.
  D(epth)=1: Round mouthfeel. Med length and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,1] = 7/10
  
  Trading vibrancy for fullness.
  
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