Samuel Billaud
Samuel Billaud
Samuel Billaud is part of an esteemed Chablis family, who previously owned the reknown Domaine Billaud-Simon before selling to Domaine Faiveley. Family politics was too much for him, and after a feud with his uncle, he broke away in 2009 and founded his own negociant, Samuel Billaud. He has since built a state-of-the-art winery in the heart of Chablis and crafts excellent wines from village to Grand Cru level using both his own vines, as well buying in grapes from only the very best climats using his deep-rooted connections with vignerons in the village. Samuel is a rising star in Chablis, whose wines are held in the similar loft heights as Chablis royalty. As Neal Martin, one of the worlds leading wine critics declared "Let`s cut to the chase. Samuel Billaud is one of the most exciting winemakers in Chablis... Would I put him in the same tier as Vincent Dauvissat and Raveneau? I would." Read more about Samuel Billaud in our meet the winemaker series now online in the Wine Insider section.
