- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Billaud-Simon
- Region Chablis
- Drinking 2024 - 2029
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2022 - Chablis Billaud-Simon - 6x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Domaine Billaud-Simon
- Region Chablis
- Drinking 2024 - 2029
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2023
With over 6 hectares of village Chablis adjoining both 1ers and Grands Crus sites, Olivier has all the ammunition to make a benchmark Chablis. No oak during the elevage but careful maturation on the wine's yeast lees creates a style with great purity and mineral depth. Pale straw colour, with a lime green tinge, scents of oyster shell with a hint of brioche. Floral flavours, with characters of pink grapefruit and freshly squeezed lemon giving soft classy finish.
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Burghound, October 2023, Score: 89-91
Here there is notably better typicity with its nose of ripe pear, mineral reduction and algae. The sleek, delicious and more voluminous flavors that possess solid mid-palate density while displaying good precision on the clean, dry and sneaky long finale. This is worth checking out. Top value. Drink 2027+
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Decanter, October 2023, Score: 91
Crisp apple fruit, quite direct and forceful acidity. A classy, elegant example with the classic Chablis characters of brisk acidity, concentration and green apple. Drink 2024-2027
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2023, Score: 87-89
Mostly made in stainless steel, rounded out with a few barrels. Paler in colour than the Petit Chablis with a fresh, quite lean, quite marine nose. Fresh grapes with a saltier finish, medium bodied yet with good length. Quite a stylish and classic Chablis. Drink from 2024-2027.
Producer
Domaine Billaud-Simon
The Billaud-Simon name is long-established in Chablis, dating back to 1815 when Charles-Louis-Noël Billaud purchased his first vineyards. The estate remained in family ownership for 200 years until Erwan Faiveley purchased Billaud-Simon for Joseph Faiveley in 2015. This represents a new era for the Faiveley family, one of the Côte d’Or’s most significant vineyard owners, now investing their expertise and commitment to produ...Read more
The Billaud-Simon name is long-established in Chablis, dating back to 1815 when Charles-Louis-Noël Billaud purchased his first vineyards. The estate remained in family ownership for 200 years until Erwan Faiveley purchased Billaud-Simon for Joseph Faiveley in 2015. This represents a new era for the Faiveley family, one of the Côte d’Or’s most significant vineyard owners, now investing their expertise and commitment to producing great wines in the Yonne and Chablis with approximately 18 hectares of exceptional vineyard holdings including four premiers crus and four grands crus. Under the guidance of Wine Director Olivier Bailly, they remain respectful to the traditions of the estate and continue to sell the wines under the Billaud-Simon name. The style is graceful and pure. Olivier seeks to make wines with true appellational authenticity. Oak is kept to minimal levels, only used judiciously, allowing the natural fruit content to express itself to a maximum.Read less
Region
Chablis
Chablis is world famous for its fine white wines produced from the Chardonnay grape. The best vineyards are perched above the winding Serein river and are south or southwest facing ensuring better ripeness in this cooler climate. It has four appellation levels. Petit Chablis is the most modest and simple followed by Chablis, which is the largest and most prominent. Premier cru Chablis is the third largest appellation and encompasses almost 40 different climats or vineyards including the famed Montée de Tonnerre, Fourchaumes and Mont de Milieu. The most noble of all Chablis are the grand crus of which there are 7 climats in total Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudésir, Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos and Blanchot. The wines of Chablis have remained some of the best value in the world, particularly their superb grand crus which can easily cost 50% less than its closest revered white grand cru neighbour, Corton Charlemagne.