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2011 Domaine Billaud Simon Chablis Montee de Tonnerre
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RP 91-93+

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2011 Domaine Billaud Simon Chablis Montee de Tonnerre

Producer: Domaine Billaud Simon
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: France
Region: Burgundy
Appellation: Chablis

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90-92 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2012

Pale green-yellow.  Pure, discreet aromas of citrus fruit and herbs.  Supple, juicy and precise, with a firm edge of mineral austerity to the citrus and mint flavors.  Plenty of volume and density here but quite closed today and not yet showing its fruit.  Finishes long and fresh, with very good lift and surprising volume to the finishing flavors of minerals and spearmint.  Billaud's three parcels in Montee de Tonnerre were planted in 1935, 1971 and 1979.

91-93+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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