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Diam. Alongside the 1er Cru Côte de Léchet proper, Defaix also bottles this selection from a single hectare of almost 70-year-old vines on the mid-slope. The idea is to showcase the old vines’ ability to produce a more layered, hedonistic, seductive wine than the standard Côte de Léchet cuvée. Half the wine matures in tank, the other half in wood—mainly 228-litre used Burgundian pièces from Jaeger-Defaix in Rully. The wine rests for 12 months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage before being blended with the stainless-steel component. The final wine is bottled 18 months after harvest. On the palate, you immediately feel the impact of the old-vine concentration, which, combined with the lees aging, creates something altogether more saturating—more ‘Côte d’Or’ if you like—than the regular 1er Cru. Super value in today’s market.