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 |
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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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