2024 Petit Chablis
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Tasting notes
Samuel Billaud’s Petit Chablis is always an excellent buy. The wine comes from a parcel just above Grand Cru Les Clos and in 2024 it is singing. The nose is chalky and pure, packed with vibrant green apple and a limey edge. It’s super long, taut and sleek, driving on to a resounding mineral finish. Impressive.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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A classic Chablis nose of mineral reduction, iodine and Granny Smith apple leads to dense and gorgeously textured middle weight flavors that culminate in a detailed, even chiseled, long finish that is markedly dry finish but not especially austere. This is an excellent Petit Chablis. Top-value. Drink 2028+
Above Les Clos. 100% stainless steel. Vat sample. Expressive, pure, direct citrus aroma, both lemon and grapefruit, plus a lovely overlay of stone dust, and almost floral. Masses of tension and a fine grip, high acidity is balanced by that firm texture and terrific length. More and more aromatic with air. Much lower yields than in 2023, which was up at the legal maximum.
This is from a plot just above Les Clos, and it punches well above its weight. Lively, bright, stony and mineral with good texture and weight. This shows depth and vitality. Very fine.
About the producer
Samuel Billaud started making wine under his own name in 2009, but he is one of the most experienced producers in Chablis, having made wine in the region since 1985.