Domaine Bernard Defaix, Chablis 1er Cru 'Côte de Léchet' VV 2022 Grenache lovely texture

lovely texture

it'd give many a more easterly French sparkling producer a run for their money

a pink wine high in interest

own rooted vineyard high up in the Santa Rita Hills

the drink you never knew you needed but now cannot put down… Candied fruits

Domaine Bernard Defaix, Chablis 1er Cru 'Côte de Léchet' VV 2022 Grenache lovely texturePlace: Chablis, France Grape: Chardonnay Vibe: Classic, textural Alrighty then. 50 year old vines and 40% of the juice is aged in oak (no new oak though). Voluminous, intense and powerful. This punches so far above the price bracket it isn't funny. So much focus and drive the lees ageing has added another dimension, fleshing things out, but we're never left in doubt of its Chablissiene origins, with that saline, brine laden acid line dicing things up.