Champagne Billecart Salmon
Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne
Champagne
$103.80
Min. Quantity: 1
Balance and harmony combine together in the Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne. The blend is made up of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, sourced from the very best sites in the Champagne region. The combination of slowly rising, seductive bubbles and a persistent, plentiful mousse will delight your guests on every occasion, both as an aperitif and throughout the entirety of a meal. Aromas of fresh fruit and ripe pears add to the experience. Billecart is a sophisticated show-stopper.
Winemaking Notes
Made from 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 and 40% Pinot Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne and the southern slopes of Epernay. Fermented in stainless steel tanks followed by malolactic fermentation and ageing on lees for 30 months.
Cellaring Notes
Ageing potential - 2 to 4 years.
Producer
Champagne Billecart Salmon
Variety
About Champagne
Champagne is the most prestigious sparkling wine in the world. Associated with luxury, decadence and style, Champagne is also a celebratory drink, for any occasion or even to mark the end of the week!
There is only one appellation in the famous Champagne region, Champagne AC. A French sparkling wine that is grown outside of the Champagne appellation is not Champagne.
The three main grape varieties that are used in the production of Champagne are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. Non vintage Champagnes must be aged for a minimum of 15 months, including 12 months on lees. Vintage wines must be aged for a minimum of 36 months.
Region
About Champagne
The Champagne wine region is the closest wine region to Paris and the home of one of the world's most prestigious sparkling wines, Champagne. Champagne has a cool, continental climate that keeps the sugar levels in the grapes very low as well as keeping acid levels in the grapes quite high. This is why Champagne is ideal for sparkling wine production. In addition, the soils in Champagne are chalky, which enables good drainage and good water retention, depending on the seasons. The three most well known sub regions of Champagne are; Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and the Côte de Blanc. The three grapes varieties that are used in Champagne wine making are; Chardonnay (which provides acidity, floral and citrus characters), Pinot Noir (which provides the structural backbone and red fruit character) and Pinot Meunier (which provides lively fruit flavours). Champagne must be made in the traditional method, whereby the grapes are handpicked. Non-vintage wines must be aged for 15 months, including 12 months on lees. Vintage wines must be aged for 36 months. Vintage Champagne is only made in the best years whereas non-vintage Champagne is blend of the best wines from each year.
Details
Closure: Cork
Country: France
Wine Body: Medium Bodied
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Size: 750mL
Non Alcoholic: No
Delivery
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