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Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix - Chablis 1er "Côte de Léchet" 2010 (750ml)

Price: $77.99

Producer Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Country France
Region Burgundy
Varietal Chardonnay
Vintage 2010
Sku 68978
Size 750ml

Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Description

Daniel-Etienne Defaix's commitment to extraordinarily long aging, organic farming, and natural fermentations puts him well outside the region's mainstream, but his deeply expressive late-released wines are Chablis to their core.

In fascinating contrast to “Vaillon”, Defaix’s “Côte de Lechet” is a master class in mineral precision. This remarkably steep site (a 45% gradient) with very poor soil produces a wine that Danny describes as embodying “the real, true mineral expression of Chablis.” Freshly blasted chalk dominates the nose, with notes of lemon, honey, and fresh herbs lurking underneath; still, this is a wine of minerality first and foremost. The family owns a 3.5-hectare parcel of 45-year-old vines in this distinctive cru, most of which are planted within a parcel known as the Clos des Moines.

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