2023 | Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Montée de Tonnerre" | Chablis | France

A benchmark 1er Cru Chablis from a top grower — Montée de Tonnerre, ~93 points, old-school and precise.

Samuel Billaud is one of Chablis' most acclaimed growers, and Montée de Tonnerre is arguably the region's greatest 1er Cru — a right-bank slope near the Grand Crus. This Chardonnay is marine-inflected, strict and focused, earning around 93 points from critics like Neal Martin — old-school Chablis built to age.

A Billaud Montée de Tonnerre is Chablis at its most serious. Top grower, greatest 1er Cru, ~93 points → marine, strict, ageworthy → you're drinking benchmark Chablis.

• Chardonnay — 1er Cru
• Chablis "Montée de Tonnerre" — Burgundy, France
• Samuel Billaud — acclaimed grower
• ~93 points · marine, old-school style

Lemon, oyster shell and white flowers over a strict, linear, marine-inflected palate with sour-lemon tension and an excellent, saline finish. Translation: a strict, marine-driven 1er Cru Chablis — citrus and oyster-shell over a linear, saline frame with real tension. Old-school and precise; built for the cellar.

A top 1er Cru Chablis. Exactly the bottle for oysters, shellfish platters, or a special seafood dinner.