Retour Samuel Billaud - Chablis Grand Cru - Les Preuses - White - 2023
COUNTRY/REGION: Burgundy
DESIGNATION: AOP Chablis Grand Cru
COLOR: White
VINTAGE: 2023
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
ALCOHOL: 13 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Light, clear golden yellow.
Nose Floral notes haloed with hints of iodine and lemon.
Palate Extremely delicate, with tender, sweet fruit, this wine delivers a straightforward, elegant juice that is beginning to develop and promises long aging.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Grilled lobster, seafood, Bresse chicken with white truffle cream.
Cellar ageing From now until 2035 and beyond for enthusiasts.
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine For the past 10 years, Domaine Samuel Billaud has been turning heads in Chablis, consistently delivering standout wines with brilliant tension and shimmering minerality.

Awarded 2 stars in the Guide RVF—a prestigious French wine publication—the estate may be modest in size, with just 4 hectares under vine, but it boasts an impressive share of Premier and Grand Cru parcels.

Critics are unanimous in their praise for the precision and radiance of these wines, whose expression rivals some of the finest Whites from the Côte de Beaune.
Wine The 2023 Chablis White Grand Cru Les Preuses shows impressive finesse in its early stages, with expertly managed oak aging that allows soft, delicate fruit flavours—think ripe pear and white blossom—to shine through. Though clearly built for the long haul, it’s already beginning to reveal its potential, with a palate that offers extraordinary finesse and texture. A wine of quiet confidence and depth—give it time, and it will reward your patience beautifully.
Vinification Hand harvested. Fermentation and aging for 18 months in demi-muids without new wood.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2025 (RVF)
Estate rated 4 stars in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2025
Robert Parker: 93-94/100