Samuel Billaud, Chablis other_regions_australia

Samuel Billaud, Chablis other_regions_australiaNA

The seductively textured big-bodied flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that does a fine job of buffering the firm tannic spine shaping the lush

but it could well do that if given a chance with at least a few years of bottle age

40% Pinot Noir and 9% Pinot Meunier

9 barrels produced in 2019)

intense and explosively long finish

As is typically the case

It comes exclusively from Realms Stags Leap estate

There is good volume and mid-palate density to the mouth coating and mineral-inflected flavors that possess fine balance and length

There is more volume still to the nicely intense and muscular medium weight plus flavors that possess a velvety mouthfeel before terminating in a lingering

drought-driven growing season

herbal tea and floral elements to shine

bay leaf and sage to smoke and grilled beef and from blueberries and blackberries to plums laced with spice