"The 2022 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has some reduction on the nose, but there is decent fruit underneath, and it just needs time. I appreciate the delineation. The palate is fresh on the entry with exotic fruit: peach, guava and a touch of nectarine, lightly spiced with a cohesive and "correct" finish. It doesn't captivate the imagination, but it will drink well for a decade."

"The 2022 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has a very harmonious bouquet, with assiduous use of oak here that is seamlessly assimilated. It’s quite minerally compared to others, with impressive delineation. The palate is taut and fresh, notably citrus-driven on the entry before segueing into subtler, more exotic fruit toward the composed finish. Very refined."

“The 2022 is the first vintage to come from Billaud-Simon's plot replanted in 2018 and not harvested until now, at the eastern end of Les Clos adjacent to Blanchot. Half was matured in wood, but Bailly comments: 'Les Clos will consume the wood easily.' Great drive – amazing for just five-year-old vines. Layers of flavour with great purity. Will be worth following this as the vines gain additional age...”