Bernard Defaix : Chablis 1er cru "Côte de Léchet" Domaine 2025

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Chablis 1er Cru "Côte de Léchet" 2025 from Domaine Bernard Defaix

Tasting

Colour

The colour is a golden hue with bright highlights, characteristic of the great white wines of Chablis.

Nose

The nose unfolds with pronounced mineral notes evoking flint and gunflint, which form the aromatic signature of this terroir.

Palate

On the palate, this wine is balanced and harmonious, driven by remarkable freshness and finesse that carry through to a fresh, persistent finish.

Food and Wine Pairings

This Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet pairs ideally with fish in beurre blanc sauce, a blanquette or a creamy poultry dish, whose unctuousness finds a beautiful echo in the wine's tension and minerality.

Serving and Ageing

The Chablis 1er Cru "Côte de Léchet" 2025 is served at a temperature between 10 and 12°C. It can be enjoyed now, while also having fine potential to evolve over the next few years.

A Chablis Premier Cru True to the Minerality of the Côte de Léchet Terroir

The Estate

Domaine Bernard Defaix was founded in 1959 in Milly, a hamlet of Chablis, in Burgundy, by Bernard Defaix on an initial area of 2 hectares. Today run by his sons Sylvain and Didier, the estate covers 27 hectares, all located within the commune of Chablis. Committed to organic farming through to the cellar since 2012, it stands out for its particular attachment to the Côte de Léchet climat, which it considers emblematic of its identity.

The Vineyard

The vines for this cuvée are located in the Côte de Léchet climat, a premier cru of the Chablis appellation situated on the left bank of the Serein. The soils, very stony and rich in marine fossils, rest on Kimmeridgian-type clay-limestone marls. The vineyard is farmed organically, with soil work by ploughing and a measured use of sulphur and copper for plant protection.

Vinification and Ageing

The Chablis 1er Cru "Côte de Léchet" 2025 is crafted using the estate's organic methods, with the harvest swiftly brought to the winery and gentle pressing limiting the oxidation of the musts. Vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks or oak barrels depending on the cuvée, followed by ageing on fine lees designed to preserve the precision, purity and minerality inherent to the terroir.

Grape Variety

100% Chardonnay.