{"product_id":"2024-samuel-billaud-chablis-clos-750ml-pre-arrival","title":"2024 Samuel Billaud - Chablis Clos (750ml) [PRE ARRIVAL]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe undisputed crown jewel of Chablis — and Samuel Billaud's most majestic and collector-worthy expression. Les Clos is the largest and most celebrated of Chablis' seven Grand Crus, a south-southeast facing hillside of ancient Kimmeridgian limestone whose marine fossil-rich soils produce white wines of unrivaled density, structure, and age-worthiness — the Montrachet of northern Burgundy in every sense. In Billaud's hands, with Neal Martin declaring him in the same tier as Dauvissat and Raveneau, the result is nothing short of extraordinary. William Kelley of Wine Advocate awarded 95–97 Points on barrel review, praising its aromas of citrus oil, crisp orchard fruit, and oyster shell — full-bodied, layered, and concentrated, structured and penetrating with a long mineral finish. Allen Meadows of Burghound awarded 94–96 Points, calling it a powerful and impressively scaled wine of excellent density and tension with pronounced stony minerality and outstanding persistence. Vinified with restraint and aged primarily in stainless steel with discreet neutral oak, the wine preserves Les Clos' legendary site transparency while building quiet textural breadth — the palate unfolding slowly, revealing depth rather than immediacy, with a firm mineral backbone and a saline, chalky finish of seemingly infinite length. The 2024 vintage produced just half normal yields — making this one of the rarest and most precious bottles of the vintage. Cellar deeply. Drink reverently\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Billaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45846988587194,"sku":"104138","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/6836\/5498\/files\/1745367x.webp?v=1778783443","url":"https:\/\/bassins.com\/products\/2024-samuel-billaud-chablis-clos-750ml-pre-arrival","provider":"MacArthur Beverages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}