Louis BIllard "Les Noizons" Pommard

Importer Notes:

Throughout our respective journeys, we meet people with whom we connect on a personal and professional level, but rare is it where both of those coincide. So it was that when meeting Louis Billard, our connection was more profound than most. He spoke and thought of wine as not only something to be stockpiled in a cellar or bragged about, but as a vital component to a meal, and to shared moments with good friends.

Now, this is to be put into context; Louis grew up running around the small yet stellar cellars of Domaine Billard Pere et Fils, now a 5th generation estate a stone's throw from Meursault; it was there where he learned how important the collective enjoyment of the wines among friends and family was. In that same vein, Louis sought to further his own studies, inspired to take the lessons if his youth to an even greater level.

One lesson Louis took from his youth was to learn from the very best; it's safe to say he took that to heart. Louis spent both the 2018 and 2019 vintages at the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, forming the basis from which he would yield his own winemaking methods. In the spirit of diversification, Louis spent the 2020 vintage alongside Eric Roumier at Chambolle-Musigny's Domaine G. Roumier; that was followed by spending 2021 in South Africa at Newton Johnson, and 2022 at By Farr in Australia. In other words, he's learned from the absolute greatest in 3 different continents.

Our notes: While only his 2nd vintage, the wines of Louis Billard are already showing amazing promise.  These are ones for the classicist's.  While these are approachable now, they're built for the long haul.