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2019 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis Montee de Tonnerre 1er Cru

ChablisWhiteHighly RecommendInternationalPrivate Cellar

$ 185.00 AUD

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A wonderful expression of Chardonnay from a site that should really be upgraded to Grand Cru. Classic Montée de Tonnerre with some driving mineral notes and firm acidity to keep the ripe fruit in balance, exactly what Chablis should be.

Region - Chablis

Type - White

Year - 2019

Winery - Chablis

Grape - Chardonnay

Volume - Standard - 750ml

About the wine

Tasting notes

Tangy streaks of lemon and crisp yellow cherry introduce this pure-fruited, spine-tingling Chablis sourced from a premier-cru vineyard just a stone’s throw from grand cru sites. Rich and weighty yet lifted by a crush of chalk and stone, the wine is fantastic young but should hold well through 2030.

Wine descriptors

Captivating and Complex, Elegant and Fine, For the Cellar, Lean and Crisp, Vibrant and Exciting

Fruit aromas & flavour

Apples and Pear, Citrus, Stonefruit

Other aromas & flavour

Florals, Minerality, Spices

Body type

medium

Acidity

medium

Food pairings

Pork

Cheese

Pizza

Fish

Red Meat

Pasta

BBQ

Vegetables

Poultry

Shellfish

Oysters

Spicy Foods

Cured Meats

Desserts

Expert review

An elegant array is comprised of cool citrus rind, mineral reduction, quinine and white flowers. I very much like the intensity and fine detail to the highly energetic and overtly stony middle weight flavors that terminate in a clean, bone-dry and youthfully austere finale. This is lovely, and I particularly like the balance, though in contrast to the Fourchaume, this is a wine that's going to need at least a few years first. Drink 2027+.

Allen Meadows - Burghound

The Grape

Chardonnay

One of the most planted, versatile and popular white varieties in the world. As a stand alone grape, Chardonnay is not the most interesting, nor complex varietal out there...but in the hands of a great winemaker it can be turned into one of the world's greatest pleasures! From the best bubbles of Champagne, to the lean, unoaked and mineral expressions of Chablis and the opulent, oaked and complex whites of Burgundy, Chardonnay is responsible for making some of the greatest expressions of white wine on the planet.

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