Domaine Daniel Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys 2010 Magnum (150cl)
Domaine Daniel-Étienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys 2010 is a white Burgundy wine, 100% Chardonnay from the Chablis appellation. This cuvée comes from the Les Lys parcel, classified Premier Cru, of which the estate farms 3.5 hectares on Kimmeridgian marls; the vines average 45 years of age. Following fermentation and aging on fine lees, the wine remained on the lees for several additional years before bottling in April 2022, and then rested in bottle prior to release.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domain Daniel-Etienne Defaix
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Lys
- Millésime
- 2010
Domain Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Domaine Daniel-Étienne Defaix is a 28-hectare family-owned estate located in Chablis, currently managed by Daniel-Étienne and Paul-Étienne Defaix. Its vineyards notably include the premier crus Côte de Léchet, Les Lys and Vaillon, as well as the grands crus Blanchot and Grenouilles. Paul-Étienne now leads the vineyards and winemaking, which is characterized by native fermentations and very long aging on fine lees, primarily in tanks.
- Owner
- Daniel-Étienne Defaix et Paul-Étienne Defaix
- Maître de chais
- Paul-Étienne Defaix
- Surface (ha)
- 28.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Defaix family claims a winemaking presence dating back to 1610 and operates the Domaine du Vieux Château, whose history spans eight centuries. A document from the estate links its ancestors from the 16th and 17th centuries to the Château de Faix in the Avallonnais region, and then places the settlement of Étienne-Paul Du Jer de la Croix de Faix in the Chablis region in the 18th century. Daniel-Étienne Defaix took over the business in 1978 and developed a method that goes against the current of quick releases to the market: the wines remain on fine lees for several years before commercialization. He also developed wine tourism hospitality in Chablis starting in 1985. Paul-Étienne Defaix, representing the next family generation, returned to the estate after his studies in Beaune; he vinified his first vintage in 2014 and now oversees vineyard management and vinification, while Daniel-Étienne remains involved in the business.
Les Lys
Les Lys is a Chablis Premier Cru climat located in the commune of Chablis and attached to the left bank sector of the Serein river around Vaillons. Its regulatory provenance includes the cadastral lieux-dits Les Lys and Champlain, in section F1. A source from Domaine Daniel-Étienne Defaix describes this hillside as having a south-east exposure, with Kimmeridgian soil resting on a marly-clay subsoil.
- Vineyard commune
- Chablis
- Exposure
- South-east
- Soil
- Limestone and marly terrain attributed to the Kimmeridgian
- Subsoil and geology
- Kimmeridgian marly-clay subsoil
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- partial owner-operator in the Clos du Roi sector
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Les Lys is among the climats classified as premier cru in accordance with the decree of January 13, 1938. The detailed regulatory demarcation of Chablis Premier Cru, defined in 1978, associates the cadastral lieux-dits Les Lys and Champlain of the commune of Chablis with this denomination.
