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Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes, 2024

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Samuel Billaud
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Vaillons is the big left-bank premier cru south of Chablis - 129 hectares taking in eight lieux-dits - and Billaud's holding is a single plot in the heart of it, on old vines facing southeast into the morning sun. Shallow soil over hard Kimmeridgian limestone gives Vaillons its signature pairing of intense aroma and mineral tension, and this cuvee never meets a barrel: fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel, at least ten months on fine lees, so nothing sits between you and the acidity. Samuel Billaud has been working for himself since 2009, when he left the family's Domaine Billaud-Simon; he kept about four hectares of the old estate's vines when it was sold in 2014. 2024 in Chablis meant April flood and frost, May hail, summer mildew and yields down to a fraction of normal - miserable to farm, and the source of the most classical Chablis in a decade. This one has the density to reward five years in the cellar.

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Burghound

93 points

"From Vaillons proper that produced only 10 hl/ha in 2024. Airy and cool aromas include those of white pepper, floral, oyster shell and a whiff of tidal pool character. The super-sleek and borderline painfully intense medium weight flavors possess impressively length on the very dry and cuts-like-a-knife finale. Lovely."

Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2024 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru comes from 60-year-old vines that suffered hail damage. It has a complex, focused bouquet that's quite intense due to the low yield (20 hl/ha). The palate is citrus-fresh, edgy and tensile on the entry. It's almost steely for a Vaillons, with just a slight reduction lending energy on the finish. The 2024 has great potential." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

92 points

"The 2024 Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes, sourced from 60-year-old vines in the Vaillons lieu-dit and vinified entirely in stainless steel, was severely affected by hail, yielding just 20 hectoliters per hectare. It wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, orange peel and beeswax, mingling with marine inflections that were less overt in 2023. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and demonstrative yet incisive, laden with tangy acidity and concluding with a long, chalky finish. With considerable substance, this warm site has performed admirably in this cool vintage." —Kristaps Karklins

Decanter

91 points

"There are pleasant touches of smoky reduction and firm, salty mineral notes on Samuel Billaud's old-vine Vaillons that lead into a fresh, supple texture where acidity balances moderate body to deliver a charming result. The grapes are from 60-year-old vines in the Vaillons lieu-dit, which were gently crushed and fermented on native yeasts in stainless steel. This will drink well on release and can be cellared for up to a decade." —Charles Curtis

More about Samuel Billaud

Samuel Billaud made wine for over 20 vintages at his family's Domaine Billaud-Simon before branching out in 2009 with his own vision. When the family domaine sold in 2014, he secured several prime vineyard parcels in Les Clos, Vaudésir, Blanchot, and other Premier Cru sites—15 hectares total. Hand-harvest for top cuvées, measured oak use (10–20% new), stainless steel aging for village wines. This is a modernist approach to classical Chablis—mineral, precise, terroir-driven.

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters, raw bar platters, grilled branzino, chicken paillard with lemon, young sheep cheese.

Tasting Profile

Pure ripe citrus and green pineapple over stone and salt. Medium-bodied with a racy texture, unoaked, high acidity, concentrated and long.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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