Billaud-Simon Les Preuses Chablis Grand Cru 2021

This is tight and focused with an über citrusy nose. The flavors are upfront with Meyer lemon and pluot sprinkled with chalky and spicy tones. Bailly says the old vine patrimony of these vines planted in 1949 is of ‘inestimable’ value to the domaine. This will only become even more rewarding in time, but Bailly says, ‘Usually it is good young AND old.’ Score – 95. (Christy Canterbury, MW, timatkin.com, Burgundy Special Report 2021)