2024 Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet Kermit Lynch Jean-Marie Guffens founded Verget in

Jean-Marie Guffens founded Verget in 1990 because he couldn't afford to buy vineyards in the grand appellations — so instead he did something radical: he sourced the best grapes he could find in the Mâconnais and vinified them with the same obsessive precision as a great domaine

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2024 Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet Kermit Lynch Jean-Marie Guffens founded Verget inThe Defaix family's principal holding8 hectares of certified organic vines on Chablis's Left Bank, known for high toned, airy style with abundant chalky minerality. Flinty nose, tense and streamlined palate, greengage fruit finish. The 2024 shows excellent balance: ripe yet dry and mineral. This could be Chablis's excellent future in a changing climate.