2023 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre
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Tasting Notes
Aged in 20% old oak, this is a very special wine – steely, pure and powerful. It makes you gasp with its saline, oystershell intensity – a wine that wooshes across the palate with its thrilling minerality. There’s a savoury, leesy edge and lushness too, making it approachable even now – despite its drive and length.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
More reviews and scores
The 2023 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru comes from two plots in Chapelot and one in Montée de Tonnerre itself. It has a refined bouquet with a mixture of white and yellow fruit, fine mineralité and focus. The palate is very well balanced with a sapid entry, just a hint of white peach and almond. Still, it is very tensile and citric on the finish. Excellent.
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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.