Samuel Billaud, Chablis Preuses

Samuel Billaud, Chablis PreusesDiscreet but not invisible wood sets off notes of grapefruit, iodine and algae along with a hint of sulfur. The rich but refined middle weight flavors are less powerful than those of the Vaudsir 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 Vaudsir or the Les Clos yet it is so much more refined. A beautiful wine of finesse and

flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod

It has a deep

Here the unusually expressive nose is more floral in character with ample spice elements on the earthy dark berry and Asian tea-suffused aromas

over the span of 38 years

The caressing yet entirely serious medium weight flavors exude a light minerality while displaying fine length on the focused

chargrill and scorched earth

as well as complex and long

elegant textures

This is a big but not really austere BM and should be approachable after only 7 to 8 years if your preference is for younger wines

Barbera and Nebbiolo

with good concentration

There is a lovely sense of energy to the nicely delineated flavors that terminate in a saline-inflected if somewhat simple finish