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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 10/26/2021 & rated 91 points: Perfect tonight with pan seared halibut. Medium gold color. This is fully resolved with an elegant & lifted mix of lemon lime, green apple salinity, stony mineral & herbs. Tasty and spot on. That said, I'd be inclined to drink up if you have any left. I didn't smell or taste oxidation but I sense its lurking just around the corner. Happy tonight though. (842 views) | | | Tasted by kingkanu on 5/22/2021: I liked this a lot, the mineral terroir with a good ripe vintage works well, great finish. (712 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 4/12/2019 & rated 87 points: Still mineral driven and nervy with bold citrus but this btl was showing the onset of premox. Still plenty drinkable but, a bit disappointing for a wine with so much zip otherwise? One left that I better get to soon. (1619 views) | | | Tasted by kingkanu on 9/30/2018 & rated 90 points: Good depth of flavour and great length, pretty impressive stuff (1195 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 7/23/2016 & rated 92 points: Pale gold with sea breeze nose. Not sure if this was Mark or Brian's btl but I loved it and am happy to have a data point for a wine I own and buy without hesitation my self. Brighter more mineral driven and lively than the 06 Dauvissat Forest I brought. This has excellent, briney, stony, citrus flavors and I have to say I prefer it to the Dauvissat style. Great Chablis in the making. Drink now or hold in confidence. (2148 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 10/27/2015 & rated 90 points: A small tasting pour. This was very tart. I'd give it a couple years to settle down. Still quite good. (1826 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 10/25/2015 & rated 91 points: Pale gold color, light sea breeze nose. Classic minerally, citrusy Chablis flavors. Exactly what we all want while still youthfully tight lipped and need of more time. (1921 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 10/25/2015 & rated 90 points: Monthly Tasting Group: 2010 Vintage in France (Tilia, Mpls): Pale gold color. Very good. Tightly coiled at this point, mineral driven with tart citrus fruits, light body. This could use a bit more time compared to some of the '10 Chablis I've had. 90+(+)pts. (2601 views) | | | Tasted by Pknut on 8/26/2015: Pretty good. Brought this to Bedawi Cafe in Brooklyn for dinner with Neil. Showed very clean, good purity, nice wool notes on the palate, good acidity and decent cut, really clean and cool palate. Sipped the rest over the next few nights, and it held up well and showed notes of vanilla bean. Enjoyable and would buy again. (1624 views) | | | Tasted by marka on 5/25/2015 & rated 90 points: Continue to purchase whenever possible. (902 views) | | | Tasted by Bourolo on 7/25/2013 & rated 92 points: Top wine (1745 views) | | | Tasted by liteagilis on 3/14/2013: Excellent example. Next to the precocious '11 Chabby AOC, this was so much more dense and driven. The mineral character of this wine just went on and on. Acidity was high but not as teeth chattering as lower quality tens. I think this compares favorably (or at least holds its own) next to Piuze. I havent popped a Raveneau yet to check but we'll see. Definitely an expensive premier cru Chablis but not next to other 1er Cru white burgs. Done in old oak. Adds texture and a slightly savory profile but by no means woody. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by sehill on 12/13/2012 & rated 88 points: Decanted and poured, this wine gave a very good showing but lacked the components to give a more compelling impression. The aromatics are a straight forward mix of green apple, lemon zest, chalk and minerals. The color is a light to medium yellow. The light to medium bodied palate shows very good balance overall with a medium length finish. This does seem to be at or around its peak but should continue to drink well over the 3 to 5 years. (2004 views) | | | Tasted by henkka on 11/24/2012: Very pleasant, enjoyable and balanced Chablis. I think I'll let my remaining bottles to rest for a while to hopefully gain some further complexity. Light straw yellow colour. The nose is fresh and open. Ripe pear and citrus notes. The palate is mid-weight with balanced acidity. It's slightly round on the edges, perhaps due to the slight oak and vanilla flavours. Underneath there's salty minerality that becomes more substantial the further the aftertaste lasts. (2045 views) | | | Tasted by theeb on 12/23/2011 & rated 90 points: Klassisch, sauber und sehr mineralisch. Sehr gut. (1473 views) |
| Samuel Billaud Producer Website
Samuel Billaud is from the Billaud Simon family. For a time he was winemaker for the family business and his negociant business. Then when the family sold out to Faiveley Samuel took 1/6th of the vineyard holdings. This was a big set up for his brand. If you’ve ever had any Billaud Simon Chablis you’ll know the excitement and potential. I first heard of Samuel by driving past his new winery in Chablis in 2019. It got me wondering if he was one of those Billauds. Having finally had the chance to taste his wine. Yes, he is one of those Billauds and continuing the family legacy of top-flight Chablis. Chablis with the steel you want and the purity of fruit on top. It’s hard to describe just what makes them so charming, but when you taste a Billaud Chablis (Sam or Sim!) you just have to slowly nod your head and enjoy the wine in your mouth.
“Once Samuel has moved into his new winery in Chablis, sorted out his own vineyard holdings, I think we should see him right at the top of Chablis producers alongside the likes of Raveneau and Vincent Dauvissat. After all he’s suffered, you might say he deserves it, but that would be ignoring the sheer quality of his wines.” -Neal Martin – 2014Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeMontée de Tonnerre
Burgundy lovers enjoy debating the merits of vineyards almost as much as they savor the wines themselves. A favorite topic of conversation? Premier cru vineyards that in the right hands produce wines at grand cru quality.
For white wines on the Côte de Beaune, the premier cru Meursault Perrières is widely considered to be of grand cru quality. In Chablis, there’s one long-established premier cru vineyard that consistently towers above the rest: Montée de Tonnerre.
If this vineyard does not quite reach the level of the region’s grand crus in depth and sheer palate presence, it often does in aromatic complexity and class. In a perfect classification system, it would be ranked between premier and grand cru. Why should you care? In a word: value. Because Chablis usually is significantly cheaper than white Burgundy from the Côte de Beaune in the first place, the best examples of Montée de Tonnerre can offer remarkable quality/price rapport. If Chablis is the insider’s white Burgundy, then Montée de Tonnerre is the insider’s Chablis premier cru.
A look at the map quickly explains why. Montée de Tonnerre is situated just to the southeast of the unbroken strip of Chablis grand crus on the right bank of the river Serein
Montée Tonnerre is, in many experts’ minds, an ‘honorary’ Grand Cru—or, at the very least, as close as Premier Cru get to that top tier. The site picks up where the famed row of Grand Crus leaves off, sharing similar expositions (the “Blanchots” Grand Cru is literally across the street). Montée de Tonnerre wraps around a hillside and is traditionally broken up into three sections, or lieu-dits: “Pied d’Aloup” (at the top of the slope, facing east); “Chapelot” (more south-facing); and “Côte de Brechain” (the western slopes).
It enjoys a similar geographic profile, rich in the same Kimmeridgian limestoney chalk that makes the grand crus some of the world’s most cerebral, complex and distinctive examples of chardonnay. With its brisk citrus character, floral lift and incisive minerality, Montée de Tonnerre is wonderfully aromatic and penetrating in its youth, typically coming into greater harmony and putting on weight with five to ten years of bottle age.
Montée de Tonnerre - Chapelot, Les Chapelots, Pied d’Aloup, Sous Pied d’Aloup, Côte de Bréchain
About Chablis Pied d'Aloup Wine
Pied d'Aloup is a Premier Cru climat in Chablis, overlooking the town of Chablis itself. This small vineyard site – while a Premier Cru in its own right – is also a part of the larger Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru climat. As such, most of the Chardonnay grapes grown in the climat go into Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wines, providing freshness and minerality to the blend.
The vineyard is located at the top of the hill, sitting on the steep, southeast-facing slopes above the Chapelot vineyard, also used in Montee de Tonnerre blends. The Chablis Grand Cru hill is just a short way away to the north, and Pied d'Aloup shares some of its geographical characteristics, most notably the white, chalky soils.
Chablis Pied d'Aloup
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The Kimmeridgian soils found in Pied d'Aloup (and throughout Chablis) are well suited to viticulture, as their high levels of limestone and clay help to impart minerality to the grapes. The subsoil was deposited by an ancient sea that once covered northern France, and many tiny marine fossils have been found in the vineyards. The soils are less stony here than in other Premier Cru sites, aligning Pied d'Aloup more closely to the Grand Cru sites, and in particular Blanchot.
The southeast exposure in Pied d'Aloup means that vines receive excellent sunlight during the growing season, helping to temper the cool Burgundian climate. However, the mesoclimate in this part of the Montee de Tonnerre vineyard is slightly cooler (given its higher elevation) and, as such, the grapes have more austerity than those from lower on the slope. When blended with riper grapes from the Chapelot vineyard below, they make a well-balanced Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru wine.
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Chablis Chablis (Fédération de Défense de l'Appellation Chablis) | Chablis (Burgundy Wines)
2014 Vintage Notes:
"... a hybrid of 2004/2007 and 2010. The stone, citrus and limestone amalgam is exactly what we search for in Chablis as the style harkens to a day in the Cote de Beaune proper (1960's - 1980's) when wine was not meant to be consumed the week it was released, battonage was not used by all and new oak was rarely seen ... the texture is natural and 'of the vintage' not 'of the winemaker' .... Like Sancerre or the Loire in general, 2014 in Chablis is one of those rare years with extract and transparency. It appears to be a vintage for the "neoclassic" ages and those of us intent on cellaring the most terroir-driven (but still powerful) examples of vineyard, site-place and varietal will want to invest (heavily) in the magnetic and electric 2014's." - Jon Rimmerman
2018 Vintage Notes:
"There’s not that razor sharp Chablis acidity in 2018,” says Patrick Piuze. “But there is good definition of place. The dry conditions drove vines to drink deeper down in the soil profile."
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