Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru "Montee de Tonnerre", 2024 wine world cup then brought down slowly with

then brought down slowly with demineralized water rather than shocked into submission

and firm but polished tannins built for the long haul

1 hectares under vine

Paris-born and trained across Perpignan

and a transparency that feels carved rather than built

Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru "Montee de Tonnerre", 2024 wine world cup then brought down slowly withMontee de Tonnerre picks up where the Grand Cru hill leaves off set just back from the seven grands crus on the same right bank slope, and built on the same timescale, needing ten to fifteen years to show everything it has. Where its neighbour Mont de Milieu is broad and sun fed, Tonnerre turns more to the west on shallower soil, and veins of blue clay running through the Kimmeridgian marly limestone give it a colder, tighter, more chiselled line.