Finding negotiating the inner workings and politics of the family winery Domaine Billaud-Simon to be unnecessarily hard going, the supremely talented Samuel Billaud founded his own wine label in Chablis. In the years that have followed Samuel continues to cement his reputation as one of the town's best half-dozen producers, crafting wines characterized by textural seamlessness and unerring precision. Working with four hectares of organically farmed estate vineyards, supplemented by purchased grapes, manual harvesting of ripe but bright fruit is the rule here.
"The same pale colour. The bouquet is absolutely authentic Vaillons, all about the dry stones. Tension, bitterness, full too but without deviating from the style of the terroir. A very concentrated dry and long finish. Just what I want with my oysters. Endless finish! Drink from 2027-2035."
92-95/100pts, Jasper Morris, inside Burgundy, 5 Star Selection
