The 2024 Burgundy vintage & its wines…
It started cold: Right, Chablis Les Pargues January 2024…The greatest wines of this tasting campaign… The Podium, roughly alphabetically… Bachelet-Monnot – 2024 Etienne Sauzet – 2024 Perrot-Minot – 2024 Samuel Billaud – 2024 Other Podium Contenders: Buisson-Charles – 2024 Boris Champy – 2024 de Montille – 2024 de Vogüé –… Read More
03 September. 2025 Harvest
Today, it’s a sunny start in Beaune (right) – the people around town have smiles. Hereabouts, the size of grapes have generally been smaller this year – despite almost a hundred millimetres of rain in the last seven days, but it’s been a regular dose with warmer, drier weather in… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2023
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 15 April 2025. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2024: “On average it’s half a harvest – but not everywhere – Sechets 15hl/ha Fourchaume nothing… Read More
2023 Chablis: The Vintage from Planet Chardonnay?
Chablis 2023 – end of July – the last traces of mildew… It’s been a pleasure tasting the delicious wines of 2023 in Chablis this year – but there’s an obvious elephant in the room that needs to be addressed: Chablis 2023 – My Summary: For a vintage finishing in… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2022
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 13 March 2024. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2023: “Everyone is happy – though the wines haven’t yet finished their malos. The volumes depended… Read More
Chablis the 2024 hail update:
Chablis – Monday 6 2024 As I was there this week, I managed to ask a few questions. I’m sure that the growers were more downbeat a week ago but ‘what’s done is done’ is the attitude today. But to recap: On the evening of May… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2021
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 18 January 2023. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2022: “22… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2020
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 14 January 2022. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports with Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2021: “21… Read More
Samuel Billaud – 2019
Tasted in Chablis with Samuel Billaud, 12 January 2021. Domaine Samuel Billaud 8 Boulevard Dr Tacussel 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 6 37 52 50 32 www.samuel-billaud.com More reports for Domaine Samuel Billaud Samuel on 2019: “I… Read More