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Bernard Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 2023

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Bernard Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 2023
Producer Domaine Bernard Defaix
Region, Country Chablis, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 25054-750

Diam. Located in the northwest corner of the Grand Cru slope below Preuses, Bougros has a notable south-easterly exposure and the steepest gradient of all the Chablis Grand Cru vineyards. We like Jasper Morris’s evocative description of the Bougros style, which he says is "like being smothered in a great big woolly jumper—big, fat, soft and round”. This speaks to the texture of the wines from here. Morris goes on to describe the top of the vineyard—the sector from which this wine hails—as displaying the classical minerality of Chablis. The wine ferments and ages in oak barrels with regular bâtonnage and is bottled after 18 months.

Bernard Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 2023

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“A discrete nose today. Hmm – here is volume but also a more direct urge from the flavours. Supple concentrations, melting rewardingly over the palate. Growing with a small burst to the finishing flavours. Longer in a spiced style from the elevage… For keeping at least 3-4 years…”
Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report
“There is no new oak here. In fact, all of the barrels are seven to eight years old. The nose extends sliced apples, cantaloupe, cinnamon toast and warm oatmeal. Flatteringly long and succulent, this will be approachable after five or six years but will certainly hold longer.”
94 points, Christy Canterbury MW, Tim Atkin Burgundy Report

Reviews

“A discrete nose today. Hmm – here is volume but also a more direct urge from the flavours. Supple concentrations, melting rewardingly over the palate. Growing with a small burst to the finishing flavours. Longer in a spiced style from the elevage… For keeping at least 3-4 years…”
Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report
“There is no new oak here. In fact, all of the barrels are seven to eight years old. The nose extends sliced apples, cantaloupe, cinnamon toast and warm oatmeal. Flatteringly long and succulent, this will be approachable after five or six years but will certainly hold longer.”
94 points, Christy Canterbury MW, Tim Atkin Burgundy Report

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