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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 36 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by acheng on 5/2/2024 flawed bottle: oxidized (75 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 9/24/2023 flawed bottle: Oxidized! Cork closure (377 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 6/9/2023: Good clean citrus, peach nose with herbal elements. Palate is wonderfully balanced and integrated with a straight long profile. Delicious! (438 views) | | | Tasted by gresch on 5/28/2023 & rated 90 points: Just enough to taste from a previously coravined bottle. with the rest drank by others. This was fuller/rounder than it was years ago, with a nice amount of complexity. (441 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 2/23/2023: Nose has touches of green richer fruits but mostly this driven on the nose and palate by rich citrus like orange, pink grapefruit and Meyer lemon. Great moving linear acidity surrounded be a soft chalk like texture makes for a really clean and delicious glass. Excellent (555 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 11/19/2022: Peachy and pineapple nose with some wild herbs and freshly baked bread notes. The palate is nice, pineapple and unripe peach start the profile which descends to a lemony finish. All is carried by nice linear acidity to a chalky clean finish. (725 views) | | | Tasted by vinelouse on 8/19/2022 & rated 94 points: My favourite Chablis producer from my favourite climat. What more can you ask for? Clean green apple on the nose which turns to slightly brused green apple on the palate. Great minerality and acidity. Longbfinish. Lovelly (712 views) | | | Tasted by fussyeater on 7/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Sea breeze, seaweed and oyster shells on the nose although my wife found a trace of oak too. There's some density on the mid-palate showing that it is mid-window or even early window - and certainly not about to fall apart. Quite saline and minerally and well balanced. Very good. (913 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 7/2/2022 & rated 91 points: An Epic Summer Wine Weekend; 7/1/2022-7/3/2022 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): This pours light gold in the glass. The nose is expressive, of honey, spring flowers, lanolin, lemon, green apple, and beeswax. The palate is tartly acidic with the lemon in the foreground. The finish is dominated by bees wax, honey and lanolin. I tasted this wine blind and found it to really have a Loire Chenin Blanc characteristic, and was fairly certain that's what it was. It is aging quite nicely if lacking some Chablis typicity to my palate. I would really like to see more seashell and oyster character. (1446 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 8/21/2021 & rated 93 points: Just delicious. #9 of the case and drinking great. Very pale gold. Solar Chablis with pit fruit and citrus mixed with ocean/oyster elements. Rich yet crisp. Strong finish. Best bottle yet. (93) (1084 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 5/23/2021 & rated 91 points: Another excellent bottle. (91) (1042 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 11/22/2020 & rated 90 points: A leaky cork portended to the advanced stage of this bottle. While not as bright and interesting as many past bottles, there was a lot to like here. Advanced but delicious and very much together. I’m going to continue to drink these soon as the bottle variation is pronounced (at least to this point all bottles have been sound and enjoyable). (90) (1005 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 10/10/2020 & rated 91 points: Delicious and a bit fresher than past bottles. The color is more straw and the nose is more yellow fruit and lime. Keeps the nice mineral edge if not quite the complexity. Very typical. Nicely layered palate. Excellent value if a bit inconsistent. All bottles have been wonderful but the maturity levels are all over the place. Will continue to drink because of the uncertainty. (91) (898 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 7/18/2020 & rated 92 points: This is quite delicious. Upon opening, I was a bit worried about the advanced aging that others have mentioned. However, over two hours, the wine freshened and really started to sing. The color has more gold than expected with a green tint. The nose is loaded with chalk and honeydew melon. Mineral. The palate certainly displays mature fruit notes with nice rounded acidity. I will definitely drink other bottles soon as it is aging quickly - just happens to be delicious right now. (92) (829 views) | | | Tasted by StormyWeather on 7/18/2020 & rated 90 points: Green apple, gooseberry. Drinking very nicely now. I wouldn’t leave this for too many years now. (881 views) | | | Tasted by huevosconvino on 5/20/2020 & rated 93 points: I wasn't sure what to expect, but this was terrific: a mix of funky and smooth aromas (white tea, grape must, cedar, mild blue cheese) and focused flavors (lemon curd and honeydew). Lots of acidity, bracing and clean. Not particularly floral at first, more of a direct fruity/funky profile. Secondary notes of brine and salinity, which smell lovely. Bitter flavors (kale) bring out more aromatics but mask the depth of flavor. Lightly sweet vegetables (cucumber) bring out the potent acidity and citrus flavors and a different set of aromas. No malolactic traces.... Outstanding. (884 views) | | | Tasted by WMWG on 5/2/2020 & rated 93 points: Delicious, but far more advanced than a 2014 should be (or any recent 2014 chablis I’ve had has been). Same characteristics as my note from 3 years ago, just more integrated with that brass, borderline butterscotch (gasp!) profile arching over the top. If you have these, you should check in, they are currently beautiful and seem to be on an advanced aging curve. (910 views) | | | Tasted by lars1014 on 4/10/2020: This bottle was at or a bit past full maturity. Another victim to premox as the wine is only six years old. Mature aromas of melon and banana could be found in the nose. The wine was more lively on the pallet with notes of salinity and minerality to accompany the overly mature fruit flavors. (745 views) | | | Tasted by TRough on 1/13/2020 flawed bottle: Oxidized (866 views) | | | Tasted by Dryckesupplevelser on 6/2/2019 & rated 91 points: Fräsch, djup och komplex. Blanc de Blancstoner med citrus och mineral. Lång eftersmak. (1172 views) | | | Tasted by Susaninaustin on 5/7/2019 & rated 90 points: 3 (1033 views) | | | Tasted by WoodieBayArea on 2/4/2019 & rated 92 points: wow, this thing was rocking... rocking in the sense of having super high acidity and citrus profile out the wazoo, mouthwatering in the beginning and then rounded out some (relative to pnp, cuz the word 'round' shouldn't be used when talking about this particular btl)... super bright and lifted, lemons lemons lemons... which I love, not the most nuanced chablis but if you want to teeth cleaned its a nice treat (I've never been a big Vaillons fan, but this likable for me) (1188 views) | | | Tasted by WEB,III on 11/8/2018 & rated 89 points: Rounding out. Showing more richness from maturity. Not much mid palate and not very long. (1317 views) | | | Tasted by Tubulus on 11/1/2018: Delicious zippy classic bright acidic lemony stony chablis, with an extra level of herbs on the nose and minerality on the finish. This is drinking very well right now. (1349 views) | | | Tasted by UFGators on 8/24/2018 & rated 93 points: Extremely crisp and pleasing. Not extremely complex but has class and structure. A great value wine for anyone who wants to see what burgundy has to offer. Will be buying more. (1191 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Oct-16, Issue #64
(Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis "Les Vaillons" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Chablis Gets the Côte de Beaune Treatment from Mother Nature (Jul 2016) (7/1/2016)
(Domaine Billaud-simon Chablis Les Vaillons 1er Cru) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/11/2016)
(Dom Billaud-Simon, Vaillons Premier Cru Chablis White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Oct-15, Issue #60
(Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis "Les Vaillons" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Chablis: 2014 & 2013 (Aug 2015) (8/1/2015)
(Domaine Billaud-simon Chablis Les Vaillons Premier Cru) Subscribe to see review text. |
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From Burghound: "Producer note: Bernard Billaud, just as he did in 2010, called the 2011 vintage "a complete classic. If the wine school textbooks had a description of what classic Chablis is supposed to smell and taste like, then both 2010 and 2011 produced it. The wines are elegant, very fresh and possess a wonderful sense of tension and drive. I suppose if I had to choose, 2010 is slightly more classic but really, we're splitting hairs. From the standpoint of making a comparison with another recent vintage, I would characterize 2011 as being more like 2008 than 2010, which itself is perhaps more like 2007. The fruit was exceptionally clean and quite ripe as there was no chaptalization. Overall, I think people will love 2011 as the wines will drink well early but should also age beautifully if desired." As to the now in-bottle 2010s, they have fulfilled everything that I saw last year and then some. In sum, they are seriously impressive wines and well worth your attention. "
About Billaud-Simon
Domaine Billaud-Simon in Chablis is comprised of about 42 acres, encompassing four Grands Crus vineyards, including one acre in Les Clos; one acre in Les Preuses; 1.75 acres in Vaudésir; and .44 acre in Les Blanchots. The Domaine also owns four Premiers Crus vineyards, including Montée de Tonnèrre, Mont-de-Milieu, Fourchaume and Vaillons. In addition to its crus wines, Domaine Billaud-Simon makes a Chablis Villages “Tête d’Or”, with grapes harvested exclusively from the estate.
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In 1815, at the end of the Napoleonic wars, Charles Louis Noël Billaud returned home to Chablis and founded Domaine Billaud-Simon. There, thanks to his family’s holdings, he planted the first vines. Then, a little more than a century later in the 1930s, the Domaine’s vineyards were enlarged with the marriage of his descendant Jean Billaud to Renée Simon.
Located close to the Serein River, Jean Billaud’s son, Bernard, took over the estate until its acquisition by Domaine Faiveley in July 2014. Since then, Domaine Billaud-Simon is managed separately from Domaine Faiveley: It has its own vineyard, winemaking facilities and remains dedicated to uphold the same style of the wines while continually striving to improve their quality. Along with technical improvements in the modern winery, manual grape picking is increasingly being practiced for their Grands Crus and selected Premiers Crus.
The Chablis wines of Domaine Billaud-Simon exhibit elegance, balance and pure Chardonnay fruit. Delicious when young, they evolve beautifully with some ageing.
Faiveley purchased the Domaine in 2013, bottling, but, not making the 2013’s. The changes saw a shift to harvesting the fruit earlier–with better nerve and natural acidity–than would have been the case here under Bernard Billaud. Since the acquisition, the wines have gone from strength to strength.Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
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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