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Billecart Salmon "Brut Nature" NV
(Champagne, France) - [JS 94] [WE 93] [WS 91] [WA 90]
Regular price $80.00 Sale price $64.99 Save $15.01
About the Domaine:
In 1818, Nicolas François Billecart and his wife Elisabeth Salmon founded the house of Billecart-Salmon in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, which now stands as the oldest continuously family-owned and operated house in Champagne. The estate is currently managed by the family’s seventh generation, brothers François and Antoine Roland-Billecart, while the cellars lie in the hands of Florent Nys.
After 33 years, François Domi has handed over the baton of Chief Winemaker to Florent, who has been working as an apprentice under the watchful eye of François since 2005, is now ready to take over the reins.
About this Wine:
Composed of the three Champenois grape varieties:
• 30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne
• 30% Chardonnay sourced from the best Crus in the Champagne region
• 40% Pinot Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay
A Champagne with complex and seductive aromas of dried fruits and brioche combined with floral notes. These are further enhanced by the subtle charm of lemon verbena. It exhibits a charming biscuity flavor with notes of white flesh fruits and a full and harmonious minerality which results in a sensational balanced finish. A new definition of a refined style, it will surprise you in its complicity with the finest food and wine pairings: a veal carpaccio, grilled scallops and citrus marinated sashimi
• No sugar added to the dosage
• Vinification in stainless steel tanks
• Malolactic fermentation
• 50% to 60% reserve wines
• Ageing on lees : 48 months
Ratings & Reviews
94 Points - James Suckling:"A dense, layered Champagne with a full body and lots of creamy texture. Lovely cooked apple and pie crust. 40% pinot meunier, 30% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir. The base was 2015, but in total it contains 10 harvests. It was bottled at the beginning of 2016 and disgorged in March 2020. Four years on lees. Fantastic release. Drink or hold." (12/15/2020)
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"A sophisticated wine (a blend of the three Champagne grapes), this is a new release from this producer. It is dry, but the ripeness of the fruit offers a fine balance with the crisp, green-apple texture. Let this bottling age a few months and drink from 2021." - Roger Voss (12/1/2020)
91 Points - Wine Spectator:
"Firm and minerally, this tightly meshed Champagne carries delicate notes of orchard blossom, Asian pear, toast point and oyster shell on the finely detailed mousse. Drink now." - AN (10/31/2021)
90 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"Billecart's newly released NV Brut Nature exhibits aromas of fresh bread, crisp orchard fruit, almond paste and ripe citrus fruit. Medium-bodied, pillowy and precise, it's crisp and bone-dry, without being in the least austere." - William Kelley (9/2021)