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- October 2002

2000 CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
LES VAILLONS

" Fresh, ripe and pure green apple and stone scents introduce medium weight flavors that offers excellent delineation and plenty of supporting acidity. This is much more classicaly styled than than the Tête d'Or. "
( 87 )

2000 CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
MONT DE MILIEU

" Finer and more delicate than the Vaillons with a beautifully understated spicy quality to the fruit and a subbtle, almost sneaky intensity that  manifests itself on the long finish. Discreet but very pretty. " ( 87 )

2000 CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
MONTÉE DE TONNERRE

" As one would except, this is bigger, richer and more concentrated yet everything remains in perfect harmony. The finish offers a touch of honey and this is elegant and refined in style though it doesn' t have quite the same level of acidity as the Mont de Milieu. I very much like this. " ( 89 )

2000 CHABLIS GRAND CRU
FOURCHAUME

" It's not often that Fourchaume can out muscle a good Montée de Tonnerre but that is exactly what this does as it is round, powerful and sappy with excellent drive and finishing intensity. This too does not have the same acid support as the Mont de Milieu but it remains in fine balance. A very solid effort. "
  ( 90 )

2000 CHABLIS GRAND CRU
VAUDÉSIR

" Wonderfully complex nose offering scents of white flowers, green apples, wet stones and lavander wit outstanding mid-palate concentration; in fact, this caots the mouth and offers plenty of drive, power and superb lenght. A complete wine with a touch of finishing austerity. " ( 91 )

La REVUE du VIN de FRANCE
.....................2000 Vintage…………..
we very much liked
CHABLIS 2000
" It is only at the bottom of the range of the Estate's wines and yet it has everything to please, highly elegant in the mouth and a dazzling finale of white fruit and peach. "
Chablis Cuvée Tête d'Or 2000
" Is longer in the mouth and is more mineral ".
Chablis 1er Cru MONTÉE de TONNERRE 2000
" The white flowers give great class to this elegant, long wine, its mineral tones are well asserted transcending above superb,  most concentrated matter. With its pleasing nut bouquet 
MONT de MILIEU is very close, as is FOURCHAUME which displays more generosity ".
Chablis Grand Cru Les BLANCHOTS 2000
" This wine is in an imposing oacked phase, but its magnificent mineral matter penetrates 
throught the partition to assert its charm and fullness ".
Chablis Grand Cru Les CLOS 2000
" As in 1999 this half-bodied Clos is cloaked in mineral, unusual elegance for this soil which produces rather more massive wines ".
Chablis Grand Cru Les PREUSES 2000
" Incredible elegance is the characteristic of this fine wine with its delicate hints of honeysuckle 
and white peach. A masterly success ".
Chablis Grand Cru VAUDÉSIR 2000
" Though its nose may have a subtle start, it is full-bodied in the mouth with magnificent 
ripeness of fruit ".

Michel Bettane  La Revue du Vin de France

LA REVUE INTERNATIONALE DES VINS DE BOURGOGNE
Bourgogne aujourd'hui n' 48 - October - November 2002
DOMAINE BILLAUD-SIMON
« At the head of twenty hectares, the Estate practices a vinification looking for fatness and richness. With a splendid success as we find it again with three nice bottles. »
Chablis Grand Cru Les BLANCHOTS 2000
« A great wine which already possesses all to last and to please », concludes a wine taster.  
A rich, well-balanced and pleasing Grand Cru. A beautiful matter which has well stood a maturing under wood. »
Chablis Grand Cru Les PREUSES 2000
« We find again the Estate with a rich and envelopped style.  The balance and the elegance are also present. A distinct and  intense minerality to the nose. »
Chablis Premier Cru MONT de MILIEU 2000
« A nose of a great complexity opening up on mineral notes, citrus fruit, white flowers, at the ventilation. Very nice, lively, rich and round mouth. The final is long and vevelty. Superb. »

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