DOM BERNARD CHABLIS GRAND CRU LES CLOS 23

Fourth generation from a family of vine-growers, Bernard Defaix started with 2 ha in 1959. From this period, a method to protect the vineyard against spring frost was discovered. Thanks to this, the vine-growers could be sure to have a minimum of harvest every year and so they began to develop stable trade markets. The domain stretches over 27 hectares : Chablis Premier Cru (Côte de Lechet, Vaillons and Lys), Chablis and Petit Chablis.

Les Clos is the largest Grand Cru and certainly also one of the most known. Today, there is no more stone wall surrounding the area (no more ‘’clos”) but it must have been in the past which explains the name of this grand cru.  This area Les Clos takes the whole slope from top to bottom with an exposure South/West. The soil is very stony from the Upper Jurassic period (Kimmeridgean only for this plot).