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2017 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre, 1er Cru, Samuel Billaud, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful (Drink 2021 - 2034)
Product: 20178025524

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2017 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre, 1er Cru, Samuel Billaud, Burgundy

Description

From two parcels – one at the top of Chapelot and one in the triangle of Montée de Tonnerre, this is even more powerful and complex than usual thanks to a reduced crop. The nose is smoky and spicy; the palate intense, concentrated and layered; the finish long and vinous. Drink 2022-2030.

Samuel explains that except for the frost in late April, 2017 was not a very complicated vintage, with no excess rain or heat, and no disease pressure in the vineyards. Worst hit by the cold snap were the vineyards on the rive droite (right bank); the Grands Crus, Mont de Milieu, Montée de Tonnerre and some village Chablis. Stylistically Samuel is a big fan of the 2017s, praising them as dynamic, fresh and tight, but with a sunny, accessible edge. Samuel’s wines undoubtedly deserve to be considered some of Chablis’s best.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful (2021 - 2034)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Samuel Billaud

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Montée de Tonnerre

Montée de Tonnerre

Montée de Tonnerre in Chablis, Burgundy, is a prestigious Premier Cru vineyard enjoying ample sunlight on a southwest-facing slope. The wines showcase enticing citrus and white flower aromas, with a harmonious balance of acidity and rich fruit flavours on the palate. They pair beautifully with seafood and poultry dishes and age gracefully, exemplifying Chablis' winemaking heritage.
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Samuel Billaud

The brilliantly talented Samuel Billaud was finding family politics hard going, so he has now founded his own wine label in Chablis separate from Domaine Billaud-Simon. As far as we are concerned, the talent lies in the person and not the history, so we are delighted to have taken a small position with Samuel’s own wines. He does not own the vineyards but he does manage them, as well as crushing the grapes and vinifying the wines. We can certainly recognise his style in these offerings.
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