The Vineyards of Château Daniel-Etienne Defaix & its Crus

Daniel-Etienne Defaix owns one of the most ancient estate in Chablis (height centuries for the Vieux Château). Already his ancestors in the Château de Faix in the Avallonais, cultivated vines at the 16th and 17th centuries. One thousand year ago, the monks of Pontigny selected great soils and created the Chablis appellation. Etienne Paul Dujer de la Croix Defaix continued at the 18th century this winemaker tradition on Chablis. Daniel-Etienne DEFAIX perpetuates this secular and familial tradition on the monastic appellations.

26 hectares of Chardonnay on a typical soil: The « kimméridgien » (Jurassique supérieur, a marne argilo-calcaire with a lot of oysters fossilised inside).

The privileged exposition of the monks of Pontigny was hill with high slope taking the first sunshine. A great benefit for Chablis, scared by the freezes of the spring by reaching a lose 80 % of the harvest. We still cultivate these exceptional areas and the work in the vines is still traditional because we are convicted that a clean and healthy vineyard will give a good quality of grape and so of wines.

At the Vieux Château, we produce in the pure respect of the Tradition and on the most ancient appellations the following crus:
- 2 cuvées Chablis : Vieilles et Très Vieilles Vignes.
- 3 Chablis Premier Cru : Les Lys, Vaillon & Côte de Léchet.
- 2 Chablis Grand Cru : Blanchot & Grenouilles.





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