Samuel Billaud 'Vaillons' V.V. 2022
Chablis 1er Cru
Burgundy, France
Regular price£351.50
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Arriving: November 2026
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| Style: White | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2025 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2038 |
| Grapes: 100% Chardonnay | |
Critic scores
91 RP, 92+ NM, 91-93 AM, 92-95 JM, 94 DC, 93 GM
Critic reviews
"The 2022 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Vieilles Vignes delivers a generous bouquet of sweet stone fruits, white flowers and wet stones, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and saline palate that's more classically tightly wound than the nose would suggest; but this is one instance where the 2021 rendition is more typically Chablisien than its 2022 counterpart."
William Kelley, September 2023, RobertParker.com
"The 2022 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru has developed wonderfully on the nose: orchard fruit, hints of brioche and lanolin. More complex than the 2023 out of barrel. The palate is very well balanced with fine acidity, becoming stricter toward the sapid and focused finish. I'd cellar this for two or three years."
Neal Martin, June 2024, Vinous.com
"There is equally prominent floral influence to the aromas of white pepper, citrus confit and a broad array of classic Chablis elements. The old vines are very much in evidence on the palate as there is a lovely texture and density to the almost delicate yet quite punchy flavors that also exude a bracing minerality on the bitter-lemon-suffused finish. One to look for as this is excellent plus it should age gracefully."
Allen Meadows, August 2023, Burghound.com
William Kelley, September 2023, RobertParker.com
"The 2022 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru has developed wonderfully on the nose: orchard fruit, hints of brioche and lanolin. More complex than the 2023 out of barrel. The palate is very well balanced with fine acidity, becoming stricter toward the sapid and focused finish. I'd cellar this for two or three years."
Neal Martin, June 2024, Vinous.com
"There is equally prominent floral influence to the aromas of white pepper, citrus confit and a broad array of classic Chablis elements. The old vines are very much in evidence on the palate as there is a lovely texture and density to the almost delicate yet quite punchy flavors that also exude a bracing minerality on the bitter-lemon-suffused finish. One to look for as this is excellent plus it should age gracefully."
Allen Meadows, August 2023, Burghound.com