Chablis 1er cru Les Lys

by Daniel Etienne Defaix 2011

$89.99 ($539.94 /case)

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Chablis 1er cru Les Lys by Daniel Etienne Defaix 2011

Chablis 1er cru Les Lys

by Daniel Etienne Defaix 2011

$89.99 ($539.94 /case)

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Producer : Daniel-Etienne Defaix

Region : Bordeaux (France), France (France)

Food Pairing : Oysters, Pasta with Cream Sauce, Scallop, Shellfish, White Meat

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Tasting Notes

Defaix ages his wine for 10 years in his cellar before releasing them, the wines never see any oak, and are sealed with top level cork purchased years in advance. The magic of Daniel-Etienne Defaix’s unique approach in the cellar is its ability to perfectly preserve a vintage’s youthful energy and vitality across decade of aging.

Les Lys is a premier cru that is rarely seen, and is dominated in its youth by white floral and fruit notes, but this has so much more. Rich and complex stone fruit, entrancing sea shell minerality and world class structure.

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Price of Case	$539.94
Cellaring	Drink Now or Cellar
Sweetness	XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart
Bottle Size	750 ml
Producer	Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Region	Bordeaux (France), France (France)
Alcohol	13% alc./vol.
Style	Fresh and crisp whites
Vintage	2011
Farming Method	Traditional
Food Pairing	Oysters, Pasta with Cream Sauce, Scallop, Shellfish, White Meat
Descriptors	Floral, Fruity, Mineral
Wine Type	White
Wood Presence	Unoaked
Body	Medium
Grapes	Chardonnay

The Producer

Daniel-Etienne Defaix

The family-owned and operated Defaix estate is deeply rooted in the winemaking tradition. Situated on 28 hectares, the estate is not only home to a great number of old-vine plants, but also boasts 3 Premier (Les Lys, Vaillon and Côte de Léchet) and 2 Grand Crus (Blanchot and Grenouilles). First cultivated by Cistercian monks over 1,000 years ago, this producer's origins run parallel to the history of Chablis itself. For the last 4 centuries, the domaine has belonged to the Defaix family, being passed down from father to son in a tradition which persists to this day. Currently headed by Daniél-Étienne, this house is among the greatest estates in what is one of the most storied viticultural regions on the globe.

Despite 400 years of family tradition already behind him, Daniel-Étienne still manages to be something of a trailblazer in his home region.

While virtually all of the better-known producers in the area age their wines in oak, the Defaix estate uses absolutely no wood in the production of their Chablis. Instead, they are left on the lees for far longer than the grand majority of the region's whites, and are then subsequently aged for an extraordinarily extended period of time. In the case of his Premier and Grand Crus, it can be well over a decade before they are even released! In consequence, these products are not only a pure and unadulterated expression of the terroir, but are also incredibly mature and well-developed wines worthy of acclaim.