2023 Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Montée de Tonnerre"
94TA
93JM
93RP
93VN
91-93BH
$79.99
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94
Tim Atkin
Reviewed January 2025This comes from the top of Chapelot, which does seem to give it some cool characteristics, like it did in 2022. The nose is reticent, and there is striking minerality from start to finish. Key lime, menthol, honeydew melon and wet stones are joined by salt marsh on the tense, flavorful finish. Time will elicit even more from this highly-defined and bewitching wine. These vines are moving up from 50 to 60 years old.
Professional Reviews
93
Jasper Morris
Just bottled. A clear lightly lemony nose. A sense of considerable weight behind. This has a grander structure than the Mont de Milieu while retaining an even more mineral central backbone. Strikingly long finish. But keep this for years! Drink from 2028-2035. Tasted Jun 2025.
93
Wine Advocate
The recently bottled 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre is another success for Samuel Billaud, unfurling aromas of nashi pear, iodine, gooseberry and grapefruit. Full-bodied, ample and satiny, it offers a layered mid-palate framed by tangy acids and concludes with a long, saline finish.(KK)
93
Vinous
The 2023 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a vivacious bouquet that's more complex than the Montmains. It's delineated and focused with wonderful mineralité, scents of lime flower, citrus peel and orange blossom. The palate is very well balanced with a quicksilver line of acidity, fine depth and a harmonious, saline finish. The 2023 is beautiful.(NM)
Notes
Bill Nanson Burgundy Report: "2 parcels of 40 and 45-year-old vines: the top of Chapelots (Hautes next to Raveneau), the other at the top of the triangle. With the same vinification as the Mont de Milieu A nose that seems to open out – an electric sizzle of yellow citrus. Again, so direct and pure – greatness here that’s not just for 2023. Large finishing, again with a chalky style – love…"(01/2025)
Details
| Origin | Chablis, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Chardonnay |
| SKU | 1955258 |