2024 Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis

Note: from several fine villages-level vineyards that include Cartes-Fontenottes, Les Pargues and Bas de Chapelot. A slightly riper, if otherwise similar nose precedes bigger-bodied flavors that also possess excellent punch and detail while exuding evident minerality on the dry, balanced and lingering finale that is just a bit more complex. This too is excellent for its level and very much worth checking out.*Burghound Outstanding Top Value!*

Demonstrates a mastery of the difficult 2024 vintage with its charming aromas of citrus fruit and fresh white flowers, accented by chalky minerality. The texture balances fresh acidity with enough richness and concentration to satisfy Chablis lovers. The grapes are from both vineyards that Samuel Billaud owns and those he sources from left-bank sites including Pargues – near Préhy – and the cooler back of the Montmain slope in the lieux-dits of Fontenottes and Les Cartes, and grapes from lieu-dit Chapelot on the right bank.(CC)