Samuel Billaud - Chablis Grand Cru - Les Preuses - White - 2023

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.

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.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Grilled lobster, seafood, Bresse chicken with white truffle cream.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2035 and beyond for enthusiasts.

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.