Domaine Samuel Billaud - Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons" Vielles Vignes 2022

Domaine Samuel Billaud - Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons" Vielles Vignes 2022This 1er Cru Vaillons is mineral, textural and fresh. Samuel Billaud is considered to be one of the select few outstanding producers in Chablis. Testament to this is Samuels ability to bring out the unique characteristics of each of his fantastic terroirs. His wines have a distinctive elegance, balance and complexity that is seldom achieved with such precision. The Vaillons is from an old vineyard that belonged to Samuels great grandmother. The vines

Drink from 2027-2034

Racked and sulphured two weeks ago

This truly is a magnificent wine

All these aromatics are so vibrant and inviting – it’s just differences in the generosity and ripeness of the citrus fruit – here generous and ripe

Pierre Duroché gained global recognition with exceptional his exceptional Pinots grown on a myriad of Gevrey-Chambertin’s best plots

"Chinon is showcasing some of the most complex straight Cabernet Franc wines in France

in the hamlet of Blagny

whilst the taste attacks with a beautiful minerality

juicy – more overt acidity here – but nothing ‘pointy’ about this acidity

There is only one hectare of vines that produce this label

a process that allows the brothers to propagate this exceptionable old vine and preserve the vinous identity of the Domaine

Henri Boillot calls it the Bâtard of the middle