4% Petit Verdot

the acidity a little lower than the 2010 and the tannins softer

it’s full-bodied on the palate

1% alcohol

its baked apple fruit still youthfully toasty

Samuel Billaud, Chablis Clos Vintage:2022 4% Petit Verdot(from a small . 09 ha parcel). Once again moderate wood frames the decidedly cooler nose of airy Granny Smith apple, citrus, mineral reduction and oyster shell scents. Much like the Vaudsir, the mouthfeel of the larger bodied and more powerful flavors is highly attractive if not as delicate, all wrapped in an overtly stony, chiseled, youthfully austere and precise finale. This is not particularly dense but it remains solidly powerful in a sort of