2010  Vaulorent, 1er Cru

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Brothers Xavier and Jérôme Garnier share a passion for wine and the Chablis region, where their family has owned a 57-acre estate for many decades. While their father sold the grapes, the brothers began making their own wine in 1996, selling it to restaurants in and around Paris. Garnier & Fils uses traditional, environmentally friendly, organic practices; they harvest later than most, ferment with natural yeast and age the wines in very large barrels. Improving every year, this exciting estate is already achieving greatness with itsChablis, which offers a delicate salinity that reflects the vineyard's unique soil profile.

2011  Valmur Grand Cru

2014  Sechet V.V.

Sechet V.V. -- For those of you who love the crisp, chalky salinity of fine Chablis, the name Billaud should ring a few bells. Domaine Billaud Simon, currently under the direction of Bernard Billaud, has been a powerhouse in old school Chablisienne quality for two centuries now, since 1815. Samuel, nephew of Bernard, began making the wines at Billaud Simon some twenty years ago and for two decades all was well enough. However, as is so often the case with large personalities, family tensions flared due to differing opinions about vinification. There was a schism and in 2009 Samuel founded his fledgling, super-hot project, Domaine Samuel Billaud. Due to his deep roots in Chablis, Samuel is able to source grapes from some of the finest, most well-established growers in both premier and grand cru terroirs (2011 is his first vintage of Les Clos and currently the only grand cru he’s making.) There was some wine released in 2009 however Samuel is clear to state that his first official vintage was 2010. Premier and Grand Cru sees about 15% new wood in the form of large 450 and 600 L barrels, which offsets any overt "oakiness." The rest is fermented in small stainless steel tank. The resulting range, from AC to Grand Cru, are layered wines rife with crunchy oyster shell and silex, and exhibit a range of flavor profiles from licorice to white peach to toasty baguette. This is top quality Chablis from a rising star producer - for white Burgundy lovers, these are not to be missed.

2014  Mont de Milieu

2014 Chablis 1er Cru 'Mont de Milieu' -- There is only a trace of the hallmark exotic fruit nuances of a fine Mont de Milieu; indeed the nose is quite restrained while offering ample amounts of Chablis character. The energetic and super-intense medium-bodied flavors possess excellent richness and plenty of dry extract that is buffered by citrus-tinged acidity on the impressively long and sappy finale. This is relatively generous to be so young and it should also drink well on the younger side yet have no problem aging successfully. --92pts/Outstanding, BH

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For those of you who love the crisp, chalky salinity of fine Chablis, the name Billaud should ring a few bells. From AC to Grand Cru, these are layered wines rife with crunchy oyster shell and silex, and exhibit a range of flavor profiles from licorice to white peach to toasty baguette. This is top quality Chablis from a rising star producer - for white Burgundy lovers, these are not to be missed.