Today, we offer a new tranche of Defaix’s cracking 2022 wines, plus the first arrivals from 2023. The latest ‘22s include the Côte de Léchet Réserve, cropped from a specific parcel of fruit in that great 1er Cru vineyard. The old vines here always deliver a wine of particular intensity, which Didier Defaix then raises with older oak barrels from the family’s sister property in Rully. Then, alongside restocks of the Chablis and mainline Côte de Léchet, we offer one of the most impressive Grand Cru Bougros this domaine has bottled. As we mentioned last time, the 2023 vintage in Chablis was prolific, though Sylvain Defaix’s team pruned their vines as hard as usual. Yields were kept at a sensible level, and the young wines we tasted looked great: juicy and bright, with fruitiness behind them. Alongside the Petit Chablis from this vintage, we have shipped a small allocation of the domaine’s second release of their new Chablis Sans Soufre. Sans soufre is the French for ‘without sulphur’, and Didier Defaix has worked on zero sulphur trials for many years. After overwhelmingly positive feedback from his clients, he was convinced to bottle a separate, unfiltered wine from the 2022 vintage. The new vintage is every bit as delicious. We only received five cases, so please be quick if you would like to grab some. Note that the 2022s are available immediately; the two 2023s are due to land later this month, so feel free to order for later delivery.