A crisp and mineral driven Chardonnay that reflects both its limestone terroir and careful craftsmanship. Samuel Billaud comes from a family with deep roots in Chablis and has built his reputation on precision, elegance, and respect for the vineyard. Working with sustainable practices and a light touch in the cellar, he focuses on expressing the purity and energy of each site. This Chablis opens with bright aromas of green apple, citrus peel and white flowers, leading to a lively, taut palate with bracing acidity and flinty mineral drive. Layers of lemon, pear and saline tension carry through to a long, clean finish, making it a wine of clarity, finesse and unmistakable sense of place.

Samuel Billaud’s 2023 Chablis Village is sourced from three plots, two on the left bank and one on the right bank. Opening in the glass with notes of tangerine zest, bread and beeswax, this wine is medium to full-bodied, rather tightly wound and laden with tangy acidity and concludes with a long, saline finish. It is vinified entirely in steel. 89 Pts, Drink 2025- 2034, Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Advocate