Domaine Billaud-Simon 2022 Chablis 'Tete d'Or'

“Drawn from fruit adjacent to Montee de Tonnerre and separated from the Grand Cru strip by only a small valley, the Tete d’Or unwinds in the glass with gentle reduction and a suggestion of barrel, followed by a wealth of meyer lemon, white peach, estuarine notes, and dried white flowers. A satiny and precise palate is delineated by an incisive, electric line of acidity which brightens a core of round, fleshy stonefruit. While there is clearly no lack of overt ripeness on this wine, there is a distinctly scintillating, almost cooling quality which balances the typically right bank richness of fruit — a tension reminiscent of a great Premier Cru. This drinks well above its level.”

— Nick