Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Mont de Milieu" dry white 2015

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Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu 2015 :

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Neil Martin, août 2017) : 92/100. The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu was matured in 20% barrel and 80% stainless steel for 18 months. It has a clean and precise bouquet that needs more coaxing than the more forward Les Fourneaux, with touches of hazelnut and smoke emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with an attacking entry, malic in the mouth and with a very saline finish. This is a straight-down-the-line classic Chablis that is perhaps more 2014 in style than 2015. This is nothing short of excellent. Drink date 2019-2032.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (Neal Martin, août 2016) : 90-92/100. The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu comes from three different ages of vine that are blended together just after the harvest, the oldest vines up to 60 years old. It has a seductive bouquet with touches of apple blossom, wet limestone (again) and a hint of shaved almond that lends it a little more sweetness than the Vaillons at the moment. The palate is well balanced with a crisp line of acidity. I appreciate the briskness and vigor here, quite intense, but it manages to retain admirable finesse on the finish. It has the substance to repay cellaring if so inclined, although it will be difficult to resist in its youth.