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Chablis Vaudesir, Grand Cru 2014

Chablis / Samuel Billaud

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Tasting Notes

Enough wood to notice and residual malic aromas render the nose difficult to assess. Otherwise though there is good freshness, size, weight and intensity to the bigger and richer flavors that also exude plenty of minerality and salinity onto the impressively long and complex finish. This is potentially really good juice that will definitely require several years of cellar time first.

Score: 92 - 94

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2021+ 15 October 2015

(just finished its malolactic fermentation; from domain vines; Billaud has plots on both hillsides in Vaudésir): Pale medium yellow. Sexy high-toned aromas of orange zest, green apple, ginger, lichee and white pepper. Rich and sweet, showing a hint of banana (likely from the recent end to the malo) and strong, ripe acidity (4.8 grams per liter, the highest of these 2014s) that needs time to harmonize with the wine's fruit. Still showing a slight malic edge. This wine was slated to have been racked into tank at the end of June and should be bottled at the end of the year. "The western part of the the cru is particularly high in acidity," noted Billaud. Very long on the aftertaste but tricky to assess today.

Score: 90 - 93

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 August 2015

The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir comes from two parcels facing east and west that Samuel Billaud told me complement each other. This had only finished its malolactic three weeks prior to my tasting. Perhaps as a consequence of that the nose is stubborn and backward. The palate is more expressive, hints of orange rind and citrus peel, superb mineralité and a sophisticated, beautifully focused finish that will be glorious once in bottle. Oh yes this is Samuel Billaud in full glorious flight. I cannot wait to taste this in bottle once those aromatics start to blossom.

Score: 94 - 96

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2035 01 August 2015