Billaud Simon, Chablis Valmur Brut Zero Here the unusually expressive nose

Here the unusually expressive nose is more floral in character with ample spice elements on the earthy dark berry and Asian tea-suffused aromas

botrytized Auslese that nonetheless has an impressive freshness and delicacy

(The Prüms are fond of observing that their Wehlener Sonnenuhr is usually slower to show itself than others of their wines

which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile

This too could use better depth

Billaud Simon, Chablis Valmur Brut Zero Here the unusually expressive nose(from a purchase of fruit). This too was initially mildly reduced before eventually revealing ripe but equally cool notes of green fruit, spice, petrol and plenty of seashore influences. The rich, concentrated and quite serious large scaled flavors possess a mouthcoating, even creamy mid palate mouthfeel, that contrasts considerably with the powerful, muscular and youthfully austere finish. This is pretty much textbook Valmur, which is to say a big