- By Neal Martin, Vinous on July 2023 Let’s cut to the chase. Samuel Billaud is one of the most exciting winemakers in Chablis. He has the “touch” that elevates wines to another level, an uncommon sense of completeness and complexity. Would I put him in the same tier as Vincent Dauvissat and Raveneau? I would. “The 2022 growing season was easier than in 2021, with no problems of disease,” Billaud told me as we worked our way through a complete line-up of cuvées. “During the summer, there was just a little hydric stress, but only in the young vines. We started picking on August 25, cropped between 30hL/ha for the Grand Crus up to 55hL/ha for the Petit Chablis. There are no changes with the vinification. It’s just the harvests that change.” Readers should check out Billaud’s stunning Premier Cru Fourneaux and Montée de Tonnerre in 2021, while the Grand Crus of Blanchot and Bougros were the high points of my entire trip.

Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre 2021
13% abv
“From a 35-year-old parcel in the middle of the vineyard and aged in stainless steel, the 2022 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru has a discrete bouquet gradually opening in the glass with hints of yellow plum, nectarine and beeswax. The very well-balanced palate has a keen thread of acidity, very saline in the mouth with the same verticality as the “Grands Terroirs.” A real livewire on the finish sporting a very clever and subtle reduction.” 2025 – 2040. 92-94 Points. Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023
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2021 | Bonded | Burgundy | Chablis 1er Cru | Chablisien | Chardonnay | Europe | France | Samuel Billaud | Still | White | WineImportant. This is a bonded product and is priced exclusive of Duty and VAT. Wines must be purchased by the unmixed case. The case size is detailed in the Product Details. After purchase we will contact you to arrange either the wine's continued storage in a bonded warehouse as designated by HM Customs & Excise or for the payment of the pertinent Duty and VAT, where after delivery can be arranged. Transfer & delivery fees will be charged at cost.
- Reference #:
- 24606_B
- Strength
- 13 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- No
- Sparkling
- No
