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93-91
/ 100
Vinous
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Burgundy, Chablis
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
93-91 / 100"The 2022 Chablis Grands Terroirs comes from the usual three parcels. The nose offers yellow plum and verbena, touches of chalk emerging with aeration. The palate has real “zing” on the entry, sharp and pointed, taut and linear, revivifying the senses with impressive concentration on the finish. Citrus-fresh, very saline - superb."
- Vinous
Tasting Notes
A blend of 100% Chardonnay, hand picked from three sites across Chablis; Les Cartes & Les Pargues (both on the Left Bank) and Chapelot (on the Right Bank, south-east of, and adjacent to, the domaine's Chablis Grand Cru plots).
In 2014, Samuel Billaud made a welcomed entrance in the top five producers of the region. He struck on his own, after the family business Billaud-Simon was sold to Faiveley, a large operator in Côte-D'Or. Samuel made the wines at the family Domaine for about a decade, and though he was compelled to stick to a family style of wine, it was made with talent. When Samuel left the family, he cherry picked Chablis' elite plots including Grand Crus "Les Clos, Vaudésir and Les Preuses" and notorious Premier crus such as "Montée de Tonnerre, Mont de Milieu, Séchet, and Vaillons". Fast track a few years, and more than ever Billaud is free spirited, and making remarkable wines out of his brand new winery in the center of the village. The style is one of extremely fin
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity