Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2022

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Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2022This cuve is sourced from vines the age of which is between 45 and 70 years. A wine of exceptional concentration for a village level appellation, this wine is always a true expression of the kimmeridgian soils that make Chablis so distinctive. Aged for thirty months before release, Defaixs old vines Chablis is richly dense with a classic pierre a fusil bouquet and long mineral infused finish.

The wine is left in contact with the skins for up to three weeks or more and is then aged in stainless steel tanks for at least two years prior to bottling

05 hectares in this hallowed grand cru

It feels young but tastes great

providing another unique rendition of the complexity of the Nebbiolo grape

but with a longer cuvaison and an eighteen month élevage

The wine exhibits a clean

Benjamin explained that Teran has the most anthocyanins of any red grape variety in the world

The “house cuvée” is a selected blend from all the parcels that the Levet family owns

as it maintains taut acidity and clings mightily to the palate as its notes of truffle

Rolle (Vermentino) thrives in the Triassic limestone soils of Domaine Gavoty

This brooding powerhouse needs time to reveal its inner layers

with a lurking

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