Domaine Jaeger-Defaix - Rully 1er Cru Rabourcé 2017
Burgundy
White
Sold individually
Drink or Keep
15/20
Bettane & Desseauve
-
Cité
Hachette
-
89-92/100
Burghound
" Top Value! It's quite similar to "Cloux", except that it's much spicier. Again the flavors are very rich and dense on the mid-palate, showing a seductive mouthfeel, wrapped up in a slightly more complex finish where a hint of bitter lemon stands out. (89-92)/2022+" (Burghound - Allen Meadows 2018) Seductive as can be!
Features
Estate
Domaine Jaeger-Defaix
Cuvée
1er Cru Rabourcé
Vintage
2017
Designation
Rully 1er Cru
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
The Rabourcé appellation lies just above Le Cloux on the steepest part of the hillside. The soils here are predominantly white clay. The strong reverberation favors the ripening process, and this parcel is always ripe the first day.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Fermented in oak barrels for 18 months, then lightly filtered and bottled.
Breeding
In oak barrels for 18 months
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Golden yellow colour
Nose
Intense fresh fruit, a bouquet of yellow and white flowers with a hint of lemon
Mouth
Great richness and power give it great length
Serve
12°C
Drink before
2023
Guard
5 to 10 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with fish blanquette, scallops or chicken bouchées à la reine.
Domaine Jaeger-Defaix
Rully
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2020 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the wine:
Ripe yellow fruit, minty freshness, the whole forms a harmonious, classic whole.
About the domain :
Domaine Jaeger-Defaix covers 6 hectares in Rully, including 4.5 in premier cru, certified organic since 2012. Hélène Jaeger-Defaix, agricultural engineer and oenologist, wife of Didier Defaix (domaine Bernard Defaix de Chablis), is at the helm. Viticulture with ploughed soils and vinification that respects the harvest as much as possible, with the aim of letting the plots express themselves, are beginning to pay off. The 2017 vintage is in top form, with classic, fine wines.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2020 guide) Cited (Successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
The 1er cru is mineral and fruity on the nose, round and generous on the palate, supported by good oak.
About the domain :
Wife of Chablis winemaker Bernard Defaix, Hélène Jaeger took over her great-aunt Henriette Niepce's estate in 2005. She immediately converted to organic farming (certification in 2009).
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
In 2002, Hélène Jaeger first took over a parcel of Rully Premier Cru from her great-aunt Henriette Niépce - a descendant of the famous inventor - and then the entire estate in 2005. Wife of Bernard Defaix, winemaker in Chablis, she applies the principles of great wines, with tilled soils and manual harvesting. The cuvées are vinified at the fully-equipped Chablis winery; the white wines are transferred to barrel.
Burghound
Rated wine (2018 guide) 89-92/100
About the wine:
Top Value! It's quite similar to the "Cloux", except that it's much spicier. Again, the flavors are very rich and dense on the mid-palate, showing a seductive mouthfeel, wrapped up in a slightly more complex finish with a hint of bitter lemon. A fine wine, well worth the detour.
Inside Burgundy - Jasper Morris
Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. OLLIVIER R. Published on 03/06/2020
See all reviews from this customer
Buy your Jaeger-Defaix wines at the best price on private sale!
Free on your 1st order*.
An expert selection
The best wines and champagnes rated by the greatest guides (Hachette, Gault Millau, La Revue du Vin de France, Bettane & Desseauve, Parker, Concours, ...).
Direct from the estates
For impeccable preservation, all the bottles of wine for sale on our site are still in the cellar of the winery or its merchant at the time of your purchase.
Wines at the best price
You always get the best price on the wines you buy on 1jour1vin , and if you find your wine cheaper on another site, we'll refund the difference.
Best prices
Secure payment
Careful delivery
Customer service
1jour1vin - 2024