Daniel Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
Country: France Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Chardonnay
Colour: White Style: Dry
Vintage: 2010
Producer: Daniel Etienne Defaix
Description:
A real purist’s Chablis from the outstanding 2010 vintage! Defaix only releases Premier Cru Chablis once it is ready for drinking, and the Vaillon is drinking beautifully right now. Like all his wines, there is no oak but plenty of lees contact. The Vaillon is the most opulent of this producer’s three Premier Cru cuvées and has plenty of mineral & citrus character plus acacia honey with superb acidity.
Tasting Note:
Les Lys is a sub-climat of Vaillons that could be blended and bottled under that name but the ever-meticulous Daniel-Etienne Defaix chooses to bottle separately. This is a very mineral and saline expression of Chablis with taut acidity balanced by delightful notes of marmalade and lemon posset. Drink now-2030.
Food Matches: Shellfish / Oysters / Mussels
