A completely different nose evidences much riper aromas of primarily peach and apricot with even a hint of the exotic that introduces rich and relatively powerful flavors that ooze dry extract indeed to the point that the finish and bone dry finish has a textured mouth feel. Mont de Milieu is not always an elegant right bank 1er but the '08 version certainly is.

Scents of freesia white peach mint and lemon render the Billaud-Simon 2008 Chablis Mont-de-Milieu metaphorically cooling yet anything but aloof. On the palate salt chalk dust and herbs suffuse an amalgam of lemon and grapefruit. Hints of struck flint as well as herbal pungency and tightness point to a touch of reduction but this finishes with formidable grip and hints of fruit pit bitterness added to its mineral elements. I would anticipate this wine opening up over the next several years in bottle and being worth following until at least age 5-6. -DS