Domaine Billaud Simon, Chablis 2007
Light-Medium Bodied, Dry, White, Chardonnay, Drink now, 12.5% alc.
Tasting Notes
This is mainline, classical Chablis with plenty of weight without any feeling of heaviness. Bright, clean and perfectly poised.
“Bernard Billaud told me that 2007 was a "completely classic vintage and it's better than 2004, both in terms of overall quality and as a classically styled vintage…”
Tasting note: A completely classic Chablis nose of iodine-infused green fruit with a subtle saline influence that is also picked up by the concentrated, racy, pure and bone dry flavors that offer ample vivacity and finishing acid punch where the citrus component really shines. Fine quality at this level.
(88 Points - Drink 2011+ Allen Meadows - Burghound)
Producer
Domaine Billaud Simon
Bernard Billaud and his nephew Samuel produce some of the very best examples of Chablis today. The domaine has 20 hectares of vines in some of the best sites in the appellation, including the Premiers Crus, Mont de Millieu and Vaillons and the Grands Crus, Blanchot, Les Clos and Les Preuses.
In 1991 Billaud-Simon built a new state-of-the-art winery, equipped with numerous temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats. Previously the domaine had glass-lined, steel tanks, which were difficult to keep cool during fermentation. The majority of the domaine`s wines see no oak at all, with the aim being to produce Chablis of elegance, purity, balance and freshness.
These are crisp, mineral-laden wines that are superb examples of modern style, unoaked Chablis. They are delicious when young, yet age beautifully as well.