2024 Samuel Billaud - Chablis Montee de Tonnerre (750ml) [PRE ARRIVAL]

One of Chablis' most thrilling Premier Cru sites from its most exciting producer — and one of the rarest bottles of the vintage. Samuel owns two parcels at different altitudes in Montée de Tonnerre — Chapelot lower down, which ripens earlier for richness and broad texture, and Triangle higher up, which adds vitality and minerality — blended together into a wine of remarkable complexity and precision. Aged 80% in tank and 20% in used 500-liter barrels for 18 months on fine lees, the 2024 shows the vintage's hallmark stony vitality and electric acidity — pale gold with a nose of citrus oil, white peach, oyster shell, and wet stone, leading to a taut, saline, crystalline palate of extraordinary mineral purity and a finish that simply won't quit. Neal Martin of Vinous compared Samuel Billaud's quality to Raveneau — at a fraction of the price. Allocations are infinitesimally small. Don't hesitate.