Samuel Billaud Chablis 2014

We are pleased to offer the wonderful 2014 Chablis from Domaine Samuel Billaud at keen prices.  These wonderfully pure, steely, elegant Chablis are available at a fraction of the price of Raveneau and Vincent Dauvissat!

"Samuel Billaud is one of those winemakers who epitomizes great, traditional Chablis.... it is the range of nascent 2014s that excites Samuel and they already come across as energetic, mineral-rich, precise Chablis that are going to give immense pleasure to Chablis-lovers who appreciate that steely, tensile style......I think we should see him right at the top of Chablis producers alongside the likes of Raveneau and Vincent Dauvissat!"

Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, August 2015

"These are well-crafted wines from a talented winemaker with a great deal of experience. As I expected, the 2014s are clearly more tensile, steely and mineral-driven...Look out for this domaine to become even more well known in the future"

Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, August 2016

2014 CHABLIS MONT DE MILIEU, SAMUEL BILLAUD
"This is the first wine in the range to display any appreciable reduction and while it's not strong, it is enough to push the underlying fruit to the background. The medium-bodied flavors are tightly coiled with terrific energy that is so mineral-driven that the bone dry finish is like sucking on tiny stones. This is not the most refined wine here but it is the most intense"

91-94pts Allen Meadows, Burghound

2014 CHABLIS SECHET, SAMUEL BILLAUD
"A reserved, even discreet, airy and cool nose exhibits notes of lemon peel, oyster shell and iodine nuances. I very much like the sense of underlying tension to the mineral-inflected medium weight and beautifully delineated flavors where the explosive finish clearly communicates that this well-balanced effort is built-to-age. Textbook Séchet"

91-93pts Allen Meadows, Burghound

"The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Sechet has a very pure bouquet, one of the best from the domaine this year, with gorgeous white peach, fresh pear and gooseberry combined with subtle white flower scents that emerge with time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a crisp line of acidity. Tensile and saline, it closes in towards the finish, offloads some of the weight you might have expected to obtain more nervosité and mineralité. This discrete Chablis will blossom as its matures"

92pts Neal Martin

2014 CHABLIS LES PREUSES, SAMUEL BILLAUD
"Discreet but not invisible wood sets off notes of grapefruit, iodine and algae. The rich but refined middle weight flavors are less powerful than those of the Vaudésir but notably more elegant while delivering a fine bead of minerality on the impeccably well-balanced and persistent finale. This seems almost light compared to either the Vaudésir or the Les Clos yet it is so much more refined. A beautiful wine of finesse and understatement"

92-94pts Allen Meadows, Burghound

"The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru les Preuses is matured in three-year-old, 450-liter wooden barrels until racking, and then undergoes another six months in stainless steel vats on the fine lees. It has a very refined and precise bouquet, the fruit succinctly assimilated with the oak and allowing the mineralité to shine through. The palate is crisp and harmonious, subtle hints of white peach and nectarine complementing the chalky texture; the acidity is beautifully judged and exudes harmony and precision on the persistent finish. I would have liked a little more spiciness to come through, but give this 3-4 years in bottle and I am certain it will develop even more terroir expression"

93pts Neal Martin