Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 'Grenouilles' Grand Cru 2013

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Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 'Grenouilles' Grand Cru 2013The smallest of Chablis` Grand Cru vineyards, `Les Grenouilles` conveys rich calcareous mineral elements, combined with intense harmonious fruit. Defaix is one of only five owners, with vines planted in 1960. This is a beautifully balanced Grand Cru with an intensely complex palate that lingers on the finish.

Minimum ageing of 18 years and 8 months (224 months)

in the heart of the valley of Kaysersberg

but to preserve equilibrium in a cuvée whose younger and less substantially sappy fruit may threaten to be overwhelmed by stem tannins

that is extended exposure of the grapes to sun and high luminosity

It is the most linear

Stadlmann bottles a Rotgipfler from vineyards immediately surrounding the nearby town of Gumpoldskirchen

and huge diurnal temperature shifts allow for Fiano of exceptional precision and complexity

Fermented entirely in large Stockinger barrels

While Grüner Veltliner thrives in the loess-dominated sites of the Wachau

Rose-Marie pours a deeply bejeweled hue and offers startlingly vivid fruit and incredible complexity on the palate

which are planted on predominantly limestone soil

yet always with a sense of underlying refinement