2017 Chablis Les Sechets
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The 2017 Chablis Séchet Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru has an expressive nose of lemon verbena, white peach and hints of lemon curd; crushed stone/flinty aromas emerge with time. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, and quite shrill on the entry, but it manages to address that sharpness toward a balanced, citric finish of moderate length. I suspect this will merit a higher score with further bottle age. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2017 Chablis Séchet 1er Cru is a wonderfully complete wine that brings together a brilliant, crystalline expression of fruit with weightless energy and understated depth. A Chablis of tension and nuance, the Séchet offers terrific balance as well as appeal. Everything is just so vivid here.
The insider's choice at this domaine is the superb 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Séchet Vieilles Vignes, a terrific wine that is amply living up to its promising showing 12 months ago. Unfurling in the glass with notes of ripe citrus fruit, white flower, crushed chalk and oyster shell, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, with an elegantly textural attack, excellent concentration and the racy acids so typical of this site. The finish is long and penetrating. This comes warmly recommended.
About the producer
Samuel Billaud started making wine under his own name in 2009, but he is one of the most experienced producers in Chablis, having made wine in the region since 1985.