Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2023 SPRHONE Each bottle is filled from

Each bottle is filled from one singular barrel

Flavors of mango

70% Meunier

This is Lingua Franca’s most elegant expression of Chardonnay

Whole-bunch fermentation in the classic Beaujolais style preserves the cru's signature aromatics and silky texture

Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2023 SPRHONE Each bottle is filled fromBernard Defaix farms organically across 27 hectares in the heart of Chablis, with parcels in four of the region's top premier crus. Vaillons sits on the left bank of the Serein, a classic Kimmeridgian limestone amphitheater of fossilized oyster shells laid down in the Jurassic. It is the more elegant counterpoint to the family's powerful, marl driven Cote de Lechet, also on the left bank above Milly: cooler, finer, and more about lift than weight. A