2024 Chablis Blanchots
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There’s a chalky, leesy intensity to the nose of the Blanchot from Samuel Billaud in 2024. It is a wine of immense weight and power – one that will need time to reveal itself fully. There’s a sweetness to the core of fruit on the palate, but what really shines here is a mineral purity that reverberates through the wine and into a long, mouth-wateringly fresh finish. A fantastic wine of flawless balance and concentration, one that deserves time in the cellar.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak
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From some 35-year-old vines situated mid-slope on white clay soils and matured for a year in 500-liter barrels (from Tonnellerie D), followed by six months in tank, the 2024 Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot opens in the glass with aromas of gooseberry, white flowers, lemon oil and lychee, mingling with hints of vanilla pod. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, racy and precise, built around bright acidity and concluding with a long, penetrating finish. This year, Blanchot and Les Preuses are more alike than not.
100% in 2-year-old barrels, 456 litres and 500 litres. Vat sample. Smells ripe and has a hint of apricot and incipient honey. A touch of oak but more in creaminess than spice and a light note of vanilla. There’s also a herbal freshness here – pretty complex for such a young wine. Concentrated and long, with excellent balance between ripeness of fruit and acidity. Terrific length.
100% in 2-year-old barrels, 456 litres and 500 litres. Tank sample. Smells ripe and has a hint of apricot and incipient honey. A touch of oak but more in creaminess than spice and a light note of vanilla. There’s also a herbal freshness here – pretty complex for such a young wine. Concentrated and long, with excellent balance between ripeness of fruit and acidity. Terrific length. (JH)
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.