Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2014
by Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix
- Grape variety
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Chablis Grand Cru AOC, Burgundy, France
- Style
- white
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Vintage
- 2014
Price: CHF 110 In stock
About this wine
Blanchot is the easternmost of Chablis' seven Grand Cru vineyards, facing south-east — the site that produces the most refined and delicately aromatic of the Grands Crus. Defaix owns 0.15 hectares, a plot so small it barely fills a tank. Vines planted 1986 on pure Kimméridgian marl. Natural yeasts, complete malolactic fermentation, 18 months of monthly lees stirring, no oak, unfiltered. The 2014 is now 12 years old and fully open: white flowers on the nose, honey and farmhouse butter on the palate, and the pierre à fusil — struck flint — that is the signature of mature Grand Cru Chablis.
Tasting notes
Deep gold, shimmering. The nose unfolds slowly: white flowers, linden blossom, farmhouse butter, and honey, followed by the unmistakable struck-flint minerality of mature Grand Cru Chablis. On the palate, silky in structure, generous and layered, with citrus and mineral notes that extend through a long, precise finish. At or near peak.
Aromas
white flowers, linden blossom, honey, farmhouse butter, struck flint, beeswax, citrus
Critic scores
- Vivino: 4.3
- Suckling: 96
Structure
body medium · tannin none · acidity very high · sweetness bone dry
Serving
Serve at 12–14°C · Drink 2026–2035
Food pairings
Turbot with hollandaise, Sea bass with beurre blanc, Sole with cream and mussels, Scallops
Best for
White flowers, struck flint, 12 years. Open it.
From the winemaker
100% Chardonnay from the Blanchot Grand Cru (0.15 ha, vines planted 1986, SE exposure, Kimméridgian marl); natural yeast fermentation at 18°C; complete MLF; 18 months monthly bâtonnage in stainless steel. No oak, unfined, unfiltered.
Editor's note
Defaix owns 0.15 hectares of Blanchot — a plot so small it barely fills the tank in any vintage. Vines planted 1986, 12 years of bottle age, no oak, unfiltered. The nose is white flowers and linden, then honey and farmhouse butter, then struck flint — the pierre à fusil of mature Grand Cru Chablis. A silky palate, a long finish. A Grand Cru that earns the designation.
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