Description
Sparkling Wine: Billecart-Salmon | Bicentenary Cuvee 200 (Magnum) – NV
The nose exhibits lemon zest, white flowers and a toasty, nutty richness. The palate is imbued with lemon, grapefruit pith and a saline streak.
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Producer: Billecart-Salmon
Size: 1.5L
ABV: 12%
Varietal: Champagne Blend
Country/Region: France, Champagne
A limited edition Cuvée only available in magnum or jeroboam created to celebrate their 200th anniversary. It is extra brut in style combining 92% Pinot Noir with 4% each of Chardonnay and Meunier sourced from 8 grand cru sites. 50% of the wine is vinified in oak and includes reserve wines from 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012. The nose exhibits lemon zest, white flowers and a toasty, nutty richness. The palate is imbued with lemon, grapefruit pith and a saline streak.
Producer Information
Billecart-Salmon is a Champagne house located in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in northern France, founded in 1818 after the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier all feature in the house cuvée.The range is broad, encompassing a Brut Reserve and Rosé, Extra Brut, Demi-Sec, Brut Sous Bois, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru and the Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart. The pinnacle of the collection is the vintage Le Clos Saint Hilaire, a blanc de noirs Champagne from vines planted in 1964. The grapes come from a single-hectare plot, which is isolated and enclosed within a wall of stone (or a clos). It is aged in small Burgundian barrels and no more than 7000 bottles are produced each year.
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