Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre 2017 Domaine Samuel Billaud
The Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre 2017 from Domaine Samuel Billaud is a natural French wine made from 100% Chardonnay grapes from the Domaine 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, biodynamic wine-growing principles are followed, starting with manual harvesting and minimum use of chemical substances, then in the cellar the fermentation is spontaneous based only on indigenous yeasts and takes place in steel tanks for a fortnight, followed by malolactic fermentation in casks, where the wine ages for 18 months in old wood and a small percentage in new wood. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about two weeks and is followed by malolactic fermentation in cask, where the wine is aged for 18 months in old wood and a small percentage in new wood. Floral notes prevail, a wine that makes freshness and depth two strong points. The Chablis 1er cru Montée de Tonnerre 2018 from Domaine Samuel Billaud offers floral notes, freshness, good balance and depth. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about two weeks and is followed by malolactic fermentation in cask, the wine is aged for 18 months in old wood.
DENOMINATION: Chablis AOC Premier Cru
REGION: Bourgogne (France)
GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay
VINIFICATION: spontaneous fermentation of two weeks in steel, malolactic fermentation in cask, 18 months ageing in old wood and a small percentage of new wood.