They used 80% new barrels

silky plums

A distinctly earthy

with fine tannins and a fruity finish

muscular young wine

Billaud Simon, Chablis Preuses other_regions_italy They used 80% new barrels(from a . 41 ha parcel of vines planted in 1952). This is restrained to the point that aggressive swirling is required to coax even a glimpse of the otherwise very fresh aromas of floral, iodine, tidal pool and soft pear scents. There is superb intensity to the subtly layered medium weight flavors that exhibit an undercurrent of minerality before culminating in a dry and mouth coating but not really austere finish that goes on and on. There is so much