2023 Chablis Vaudesir

The 2023 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru comes from two parcels on the east and west sides of the vineyard. This is very pure on the nose, with yellow fruit, crushed limestone and hints of blood orange. It's tensile and bursting with energy. The palate is very well balanced, with a sapid entry. This is a strongly marine-influenced Vaudésir, gently fanning out toward the intense finish. The 2023 is stupendously fine.

Sourced from from east- and west-facing parcels, uniting the perfume and texture of east with the cooler, more mineral profile of west (especially beneficial in warm years like this, to support the acid backbone), Samuel Billaud's 2023 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir is opening in the glass to reveal a bouquet of apricot, dried white flowers, pear and tangerine zest. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with good tension and grip, it’s beautifully balanced, concluding with a persistent finish.

Billaud’s 2023 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir is a superb wine, unwinding in the glass with aromas of orange peel, pear, apricot and oyster juice. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, it seamlessly marries tension with concentration, finishing long and intensely. A seamless wine of notable potential, it will amply reward readers with the patience and means to lay it down for a decade or more.