Domaine Bernard Defaix Cote De Lechet 1er Cru Chablis 2023

“Bursting with lemon curd, warm milk and crushed chalk on the nose, the same follow onto the well-balanced, nobly creamy and dry palate. The finish displays zesty acidity. Didier Defaix oversees 8 ha of vines here, making the domaine the largest holder of this Premier Cru.” 93 points, Christy Canterbury MW, Tim Atkin Burgundy Report

Diam. With nine hectares of vines overlooking the village of Milly, the Domaine is the largest single holder within this 1er Cru, and its cellars sit at the base of the Léchet hill. Perfectly exposed to the southeast, Jasper Morris MW describes an archetypal wine from Léchet as “entirely white fruited in style …not dissimilar to Beauroy, but with more intensity,” while Andrew Jefford suggests the hill gives “some of the most 'mineral' Chablis of all.”