Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru "Mont de Milieu", 2024 022826OFFER a combination that creates wines

a combination that creates wines of uncommon depth and aging potential

more ample expressions than other Sauternes sites—reached their peak

If you like Bordeaux with real character—and a little less château-in-the-sky gloss—this is a smart pick

macerated gently for two to three weeks

and aged in fine French oak

Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru "Mont de Milieu", 2024 022826OFFER a combination that creates winesMont de Milieu is the right bank's own hill: a self contained 44 hectare premier cru just upriver from Chablis, facing south and southeast, with woods above it blocking the north wind. Its Kimmeridgian subsoil is unusually uniform, capped by clay and small white limestone stones, and it produces the powerful, dense end of premier cru Chablis without giving up purity wines that generally want ten years. Billaud farms three parcels at different heights