2012 Defaix Chablis “Cote de Lechet”

Daniel Defaix’s is not your mainstream producer of Chablis, every wine goes through very slow and intentional processes - from the fermentation lasting 10 times the typical using native yeasts, extended lees aging rather than filtering and fining and aging in tank before release of often 10 years. The result is at its core very Chablis, severing acidity and freshness, minerality of freshly blasted chalk and nuanced complexity. Mineral precision.

This is the type of Chablis that becomes the meal, let it be the star of the show and pair with simple scallops or sushi.