
2023 Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Mont de Milieu"
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Decanter
Review Date: 11/2024This delightful yellow-green wine boasts a complex aroma with hints of nectarine, kiwi and a salty mineral edge. Billaud explains that the high proportion of active calcium in the soil delivers a rich level of extract, but the texture is lively with crisp acidity. The grapes are from three parcels totalling 0.60ha; the oldest are 85 years old. Billaud uses the same techniques here as for his grands crus: 80% tank, 20% 500L barrels; 18 months' total maturation. This is a profound wine that will last at least 20 years.(CC)
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Professional Reviews
94
Tim Atkin
Review Date: 01/2025
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93
Burghound
Review Date: 10/2024
92
Jasper Morris
Review Date: 12/2025
Notes
Bill Nanson Burgundy Report: "80% tank, 20% 500-litre barrel for 12 months before a second winter assembled in tank. Bottling with the GCs in May. From 3 tiers on the hill of the Mont. Separate elevage then assembled after 12 months – this is that assembly before bottling.Vibrant again – such detail to this aromatic, mainly citrus, aromatic. Direct. Almost an austerity – this begs you to take another sip – and I cannot decline. Wonderful finishing intensity… very chalky in this finish…"(01/2025)
Product Details
Origin: Chablis, France
Type/Varietal: Chardonnay
SKU: #1955256

