Samuel Billaud, Chablis Montee Tonnerre Vintage:2023 50% of the volume was

50% of the volume was fermented with destemmed Cabernet Franc and full-cluster Malbec

minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit

tar and earth aromas and flavors give way to cherry

this wine produces a noticeable level of sweetness on the finish

super-saline and racy finish

Samuel Billaud, Chablis Montee Tonnerre Vintage:2023 50% of the volume was(from a . 45 ha holding in both Monte de Tonnerre proper and Chapelot). Billaud noted that this would be bottled the week after I tasted it. Soft oak frames the elegant, airy and quite pretty aromas of white flowers, various citrus and oyster shell wisps. There is excellent intensity to the overtly mineral driven middle weight flavors that flash very good cut on the sneaky long, lemony, bone dry and firm finale. This lovely effort is a relatively