Domaine Billaud-Simon - Grand Cru Les Clos 2018
Burgundy
White
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97/100
RVF
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92/100
Robert Parker
"Brilliant!"
"Les Clos relies on a fuller, creamier flesh, but the formidable intensity of its flavors is carried by a vigorous breath: it imposes itself with harmony and authority." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2021 - RVF)
Features
Estate
Domaine Billaud-Simon
Cuvée
Grand Cru Les Clos
Vintage
2018
Designation
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Kimmeridgian, very white, dense and deep clays
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional
Breeding
15 to 18 months in stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale gold with green highlights
Nose
Delicate mineral and honey notes, citrus and white-fleshed fruit.
Mouth
Powerful, dense and fleshy, with tonic acidity
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pike steak with langoustine coulis, pan-fried foie gras escalope on a bed of honey, filet de saint Pierre with chervil butter...
Domaine Billaud-Simon
Chablis
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2020 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2018 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos has evolved well, floating from the glass to aromas of golden orchard fruit, citrus oil, dried white flowers and beurre blanc. Medium- to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, it's bright and lively, with a fleshy core of fruit, succulent acids and a delicate, mineral finish.
About the domain :
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2021) 97/100
Domaine rated (guide 2022) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Les Clos relies on a fuller, creamier flesh, but the formidable intensity of its flavors is carried by a vigorous breath: it imposes itself with harmony and authority.
About the domain :
This family estate, established in Chablis since 1815, changed hands in 2014, becoming part of the Faiveley family, which thus expanded its portfolio, already comprising 20 hectares of the finest Chablis terroirs, with four Grand Crus: Les Clos, Les Preuses, Vaudésir and Les Blanchots; four Premier Crus: Montée de Tonnerre, Mont-de-Milieu, Fourchaume and Vaillons, as well as Chablis and Petit Chablis. Olivier Bailly was appointed régisseur in 2014, and quickly refined the management of the elevages. From 2016 onwards, the return of high quality is evident, and this address is now one of the safest in Chablis.
Jancis Robinson
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