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
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
More reviews and scores
The 2023 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a vivacious bouquet that's more complex than the Montmains. It's delineated and focused with wonderful mineralité , scents of lime flower, citrus peel and orange blossom. The palate is very well balanced with a quicksilver line of acidity, fine depth and a harmonious, saline finish. The 2023 is beautiful.
The recently bottled 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre is another success for Samuel Billaud, unfurling aromas of nashi pear, iodine, gooseberry and grapefruit. Full-bodied, ample and satiny, it offers a layered mid-palate framed by tangy acids and concludes with a long, saline finish.
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.