Domaine Billaud-Simon Mont de Milieu, Chablis Premier Cru, France

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：5160

Offering up aromas of crisp green apple, pear, spring blossom and wet stones, the 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu is medium to full-bodied, delicately textural and incisive, with lively acids and a chalky finish. It has turned out well.

The 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu confirmed its strong showing of last year, opening in the glass with a classy bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, oyster shell and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with excellent depth at the core, racy acids and a long, mineral finish.

The 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu is excellent, exhibiting a classic bouquet of lemon oil, pastry cream and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and succulent, with a fleshy core of fruit balanced by bright acids, concluding with a stony finish. It's already quite expressive, so this will be compelling on release.

The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu has a taut and linear, mineral-driven bouquet with touches of smoke and flint developing in the glass. The palate is well defined with a fine bead of acidity and veins of mango and passion fruit that complement the edgy, mineral core, all segueing into a precise and very focused finish. This is a very well made and quite delicious Mont de Milieu.

The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu underwent a 14-month maturation, 10% in French oak, and has a pretty, white petal scented bouquet with green apple, kiwi fruit and light peachy aromas. The palate is well balanced with a citric entry, the acidity is well judged, although I would be seeking more complexity in the second half where it feels rather strict and linear. Not bad, but it could be even better.