Winery: Chablis Daniel-Etienne Defaix

Country / Region: France / Burgundy - Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot

Date Winery was established: 1978

Grape Variety: Chardonnay

Year the vintage was first released: 2002

Alcohol Content / Volume: 13% / 750ml

Ratings: (2007) 92 pts. Robert Parker / (2007) 92 pts. Wine Spectator

Decanting Time: No need for decanting. Serve at 8-12°C.

Our suggestion for decanting time is based on bottles we tried at Txanton in 2020. We guarantee that Txanton stocks are imported and maintained in proper storage within the correct temperature and humidity suitable for wine.

Good to Know: “Two generations ago everyone made Chablis like this. Now I am the only one left,” - Daniel-Etienne Defaix. Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix has been making Chablis in the ultra traditional style since its establishment in 1978. What is also interesting to note is that the Defaix family has been making their wines in this style for more than 4 centuries in one of the most prestigious and ancient sites in what is now known as the Chablis region of Burgundy. Daniel Etienne himself is the 15th generation of the Defaix family that continues the tradition of creating age worthy Chablis.

The 2009 Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Grand Cru "Blanchot" is a fuller bodied, more complex expression of Daniel Etienne Defaix' Chablis wines. Harvested from Chardonnay in the prestigious Blanchot parcel, the wine reveals exquisite honeyed and floral notes together with brilliant expressions of citrus elegance. The trademark Chablis acidity and minerality is ever present but beautifully balanced with careful malolactic fermentation which also adds delicate, creamy and buttery notes to the palate. Extended contact with lees during the winemaking process, also makes this a rounder and fuller bodied wine that possesses notes of freshly baked brioche and toast.

Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix was established in 1978. The Defaix family however has been making wines in the Chablis region since the 17th century. The winery is situated along 28 hectares on one of the most premier and ancient sites of kimmeridgian (limestone based, and rich in ancient oyster fossils) soil in Burgundy.