Chablis, Domaine Samuel Billaud, 2024
Chablis, Domaine Samuel Billaud, 2024
- 75cl
- White Still
- Chardonnay
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Est. delivery in 2027
Samuel Billaud now sits unambiguously at the very top table of Chablis. Neal Martin put it bluntly: “Samuel Billaud is one of the most exciting winemakers in Chablis… Would I put him in the same tier as Vincent Dauvissat and Raveneau? I would.”
The 2024 vintage only sharpens the focus. Chablis was hit brutally by frost, mildew and savage yield losses, yet Billaud emerged with wines of striking purity and control. Jasper Morris describes them as wines of “precision and purity without any rot in sight,” drawing comparisons to 2014. Yields are tiny – in some cases vanishingly so – and several cuvées simply do not exist this year. What remains is a concentrated core of village and Premier Cru wines that show exactly why this estate is held in such esteem, with Martin continuing, “Billaud has become highly sought-after over the last five years, a winemaker at the top of his game”.
Crucially, this is still Chablis priced for drinking, not collecting dust. While Dauvissat and especially Raveneau have long sailed into another pricing universe, Billaud offers a comparable level of seriousness at far more humane numbers.
What the critics say:
"***** Made from the usual three locations. 25 hl/ha on average. A little bready yeast note on the nose along with its more classical components. Wonderful tension behind. The “they don’t make Chablis like they used to” grumblers should be satisfied. Crisp citrus notes infuse the finish. Drink from 2027-2030. Tasted Jun 2025."
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