2023 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes

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.