Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er les Lys 2023 Loire airy and exuberantly spicy array

airy and exuberantly spicy array of red currant

Pinot Noir

95 points | James Suckling

Lots of stony freshness on the well-structured

This very serious effort is quite tightly wound and will require plenty of cellar time to shed its firm tannic carapace

Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er les Lys 2023 Loire airy and exuberantly spicy array88 91 Points Burghound, Allen Meadows Despite the relatively modest proportion of wood, this sample was quite generously oaked with ripe aromas of apricot, white peach, acacia and a background hint of tidal pool. There is unusually good richness and volume for what is typical for Les Lys as the medium weight flavors exhibit good if not special depth and length on the balanced finale where the wood reappears. Assuming that this sample was