2019 Daniel Etienne Defaix Chablis, Burgundy France

Fruit is harvested from 70 year old vines, and after a little skin contact to build texture it sits in stainless steel tanks for 18 months, with monthly inoxidative batonnage to build further weight. The wine then sits in bottle a further six months before release.

A particularly exceptional release of their ‘AC’ Chablis, the 2018 hums with electric energy. Unmistakably Chablis, it has classic saline and oyster shell notes, though a depth of fruit impression, flint and herbal tea.