Samuel Billaud Bourgogne d'Or Chardonnay 2016

This wine presents a good balance between fruit and minerality, with tension of Chablis balanced by the ripeness of southern Burgundy. Perfect for a pre-dinner drink with gougères. Ideal with oysters, crustaceans or white fish like cod and pollock. Also good served with sushi.

Part of an esteemed Chablis family, Samuel Billaud struck out on his own in 2009 to found his eponymous domaine. He had previously been the winemaker at Domaine Billaud-Simon, which had been a shining light in the old school Chablis clubhouse of quality. Since the creation of his own label, Samuel has met with great success and moved into a new winery space in 2015 as well as purchasing four hectares of vines that had previously belonged to Domaine Billaud-Simon.