Bernard Defaix : Chablis Village Domaine 2025

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Chablis Village 2025 from Domaine Bernard Defaix

Tasting

Appearance

This Chablis Village displays a pale colour with slight lemon highlights, announcing the freshness and youthfulness of the wine.

Nose

The nose is dominated by minerality, underscored by delicate citrus notes of lemon and grapefruit, which bring freshness and precision to the bouquet.

Palate

The attack is crisp and lively, carried by lovely tension and clear persistence. The palate is fresh, powerful and tenacious, with a finish marked by minerality, characteristic of the Chablis terroir.

Food and Wine Pairing

This Chablis Village is an ideal companion to seafood and fish, whether raw, grilled or prepared in a light sauce. It pairs equally well with shellfish, crustaceans or white fish, where its freshness and minerality highlight the delicacy of the dishes.

Serving and Cellaring

The Chablis Village Domaine Bernard Defaix 2025 is best served chilled, in order to fully reveal its minerality and citrus notes. This wine is ideally enjoyed in its youth, within two years of the harvest, to make the most of its freshness.

A Chablis Village Domaine Bernard Defaix True to the Minerality of the Chablis Region

The Estate

Founded in 1959 by Bernard Defaix in Milly, in the heart of the Chablis region in Burgundy, Domaine Bernard Defaix has grown steadily and today extends across a variety of terroirs in Petit Chablis, Chablis and Chablis Premier Cru. Run by the Defaix family, the estate is distinguished by its commitment to organic and later biodynamic farming, and by its showcasing of terroirs on the left bank of Chablis.

The Vineyard

This Chablis Village comes from vines located in the heart of the Chablis vineyard, planted with Chardonnay on clay-limestone soils typical of the Kimmeridgian. Farmed according to organic and biodynamic principles, these plots are carefully tended in order to preserve soil life and the mineral expression specific to the Chablis appellation.

Winemaking and Ageing

The Chablis Village Domaine Bernard Defaix 2025 is vinified and aged in a way that preserves the freshness of the fruit and the mineral typicity of the appellation, without seeking a pronounced oaky character.

Grape Variety

This wine is made from 100% Chardonnay.