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2015 Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons"

2015 Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons"

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Scott Beckerley

Scott Beckerley

Review Date: April 2026
This is a rarity! A Chablis with 10 plus years under its belt! Of the two offering from this vintage and this producer, the "Vaillons" is of a richer style. Nicely rounded yellow apple fruit with an ample texture and mouthfeel. Of course, there is also a lovely citrus, which in this case is more lemon than lime and of a creamy style. Underneath it all is a classic Chablis minerality and wet stone character. A top quality Chablis with just the right amount of age!

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Matthew Landau Hassan

Matthew Landau Hassan

Review Date: 04/2026
This Chablis with patience, and it shows. Nearly a decade of aging brings deeper, more layered expression of Chardonnay, with notes of lemon curd, baked apple, and chamomile unfolding over a core of classic oyster shell minerality. The texture is broader and more generous than typical young Chablis, yet still driven by a vibrant, saline backbone that keeps everything lifted and precise. A rare opportunity to experience Premier Cru Chablis with real bottle age-complex, refined, and quietly powerful.

Notes

Chablis isn't a wine people typically have much patience to let lie. We buy it young, we drink it cold, and we love every ounce of it! The Defaix family runs the counterargumen to thist: even their "entry" wine, spends thirty months resting before they'll release it, which is longer than most premier cru Chablis gets anywhere else. The vines are 45 to 70 years old, dug into the Kimmeridgian limestone that makes Chablis, well, Chablis. An ancient seabed of fossilized oyster shells that add exceptional concentration for a village wine, classic gunflint, and a long, mineral-soaked finish that keeps you reaching for another glass.

Details

OriginChablis, France
Type/VarietalChardonnay
SKU1992659