Domaine Billaud Simon Chablis 'Vaudésir' Grand Cru 2023
4.8
HK$850
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 2023 comes from one of Chablis’ seven Grand Cru climats, a top-tier appellation on the right bank above the town of Chablis. The 2023 vintage in Chablis was generally generous and successful, with a warm growing season tempered by enough freshness to preserve energy, giving wines that marry ripe fruit with classic tension. Vaudésir is prized for its more enveloping, graceful expression of Chardonnay, and on Chablis’ signature Kimmeridgian limestone soils it delivers both breadth and the saline, chalky cut that defines fine Grand Cru Chablis.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing The nose opens with lemon zest, green apple, white peach and pear, followed by white flowers, oyster shell and a faint flinty edge. On the palate, it is dry, precise and layered, combining a silky mid-palate with high acidity and a distinctly mineral core; lees influence adds a light creamy touch, but the finish stays long, stony and citrus-driven. This is a poised, terroir-led white that suits simply grilled turbot, roast chicken with morels, or sushi and sashimi.
Winery Background Founded in 1815, Domaine Billaud-Simon is one of Chablis’ historic benchmark estates, long admired for wines that privilege clarity over weight and site expression over cellar signature. The domaine is known for careful vineyard work and hand-harvesting in its top sites, while the cellar approach is deliberately measured: gentle pressing, fermentation and élevage designed to preserve freshness, with oak used sparingly so the vineyard remains at the center of the wine. That combination of heritage, restraint and precision is what makes Billaud-Simon such a trusted name for classic, ageworthy Chablis.