Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru Fourneaux, 2024 SO102125 Cristal2016 fresh 2023 vintage suits it

fresh 2023 vintage suits it perfectly

Treixadura

rich in fruit

Winemaking is classical and patient: hand sorting

Samuel Billaud, Chablis 1er Cru Fourneaux, 2024 SO102125 Cristal2016 fresh 2023 vintage suits itThe name has been on maps here since 1537 and most likely means furnaces either for lime kilns that once stood on the slope or simply for how much heat it collects. Les Fourneaux lies out at Fleys on the right bank, tucked into a side valley off the Serein, facing south and east with the north wind blocked; poor stony clay over Kimmeridgian marl and a great deal of collected sun give it generosity rather than austerity. Billaud works two parcels on