Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet 2022 CS20231031 precise finish that makes you

precise finish that makes you reach for another sip

and the limestone shifts as it rises

and sometimes misunderstood

Dark stone fruit

Which is why a red from the 2002 vintage is showing up now

Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet 2022 CS20231031 precise finish that makes youBernard Defaix has been working the slopes around Milly since 1959, and the family is certified organic (with biodynamic preparations in the vineyards). Cote de Lechet is their flagship 1er Cru: a southeast facing, marl and limestone hillside on the left bank of the Serein, above Milly, where the Defaix's are the largest landholders. The stony soil here is studded with the fossilized Exogyra virgula oysters that give classic Chablis its electric