Description

Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV 1.5L
100% Chardonnay | Alc: 12%
Champagne, France

Winemaker’s notes:
Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru has a fine mousse of delicate bubbles elegantly accompanying the glints of its gold color. The cuvée will surprise you with its pure intensity of dry fruits aromas, almonds and fresh hazelnuts mixed with those of fruits of white flesh. A creamy sensation of the bubbles with aromas of buttered brioche and mineral aromas. Persistent finish with a fresh and elegant sweetness.

This great bottle will make a perfect marriage with caviar or fine oysters but also with grilled fish and seafood.

Critical Acclaim:
“Really attractive ripe and pure chardonnay sourced from the Côte de Blancs villages of Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Mesnil-sur-Oger. This has bright ripe peaches and nectarines in addition to mangoes, lemons and – not to mention some background chalky aromas. The palate’s a riot of fleshy and flavorsome chardonnay fruit with a helping of stone fruits and another of green mango flavors and deeper-set citrus zest. Seamless balance flows to the finish. Drink now. Superb!” 95 Pts – James Suckling

“Based on the 2014 vintage, supplemented by some 30% of reserve wines, Billecart’s newly released NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru offers up a classic bouquet of freshly baked bread, crisp orchard fruit, citrus oil and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, chalky and incisive, with an elegantly fleshy core of fruit, racy acids and a pinpoint mousse, it’s as bright and precise as ever.” 92 Pts – Wine Advocate

“Produced from the grapes grown in the Côte des Blancs, this beautiful Champagne is crisp and mineral, with a great texture and acidity. It has elegance and style as well. It is a finely balanced wine that is ready to drink” 93 Pts – Wine Enthusiast

“Blended from fruit grown in several grand cru villages of the Côte des Blancs, with an emphasis on Avize, this is a beautiful green-gold color, a wine fragrant with scents of spring flowers. It balances full-bodied richness with racy acidity, both expansive and mineral-tight. It finishes on a scent that brings to mind oyster shells, and calls out for a dozen freshly shucked Belons.” 93 Pts – Wine & Spirits

Winery

Tipsy Knitter Wines – Your Seattle based, online wine shop