Guide VERON des Champagnes 2012
(around 90 euros
per bottle)
Mythical
Champagne
Established in
1818 by Nicolas-Francois Billecart, the Champagne House Billecart-Salmon
continues to be a family business.
Located in the heart of the vineyards of Mareuil in Aÿ, the House of Billecart-Salmon creates a series of Cuvées “hand sown”.
The champagne Billecart-Salmon is a superb bottle with an original and luxury presentation.
Appearance :
- Golden yellow hue with a slight green sheen
- Crisp and bright
- Fine bubbles
- Refined cordon
Aroma :
- Intense and complex, continuously evolving eliciting some rare
emotions
- Aromas of honey, beeswax, supported by subtle overtones of candied
citrus (lemon, grapefruit), apples and hazelnuts, expression of the
Chardonnay, unique grapevine of this Cuvée
- Patience of the taster is rewarded by the emergence of captivating scents of roasted coffee, resulting from a long ageing on lath perfectly mastered.
Taste :
- Precision and distinguishable impact on the palate
- The palate now reveals a great roundness and sensuousness of the
taste supported by delicious overtones of citrus and roasted/grilled hazelnuts
, the result of ageing in oak barrels of a proportion of the base for this
distinguishable blend
- Remarkable finale, long and mineral
With this Blanc de Blanc Brut 1999, François Domi, the Cellar Chief of the House Billecart-Salmon discloses a great Cuvée.
Ideal as an aperitif, this champagne will exquisitely accompany and enhance starters, fish and other seafood’s for your festive fare.
For further information:
Champagne Billecart-Salmon
40, rue Carnot
51 160 Mareuil sur Aÿ
France
Tel. : 03 26 52 60 22
Fax : 03 26 52 64 88
E-mail : billecart@champagne-billecart.fr
Website: http://www.champagne-billecart.fr
