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2000 Billecart-Salmon 'Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon' Brut Rose Millesime
- Champagne, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 262 / 750ml
- Sparkling - Berries and Cream
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Critic tasting note: "Coppery colour. The nose initially offers up notes of cherry flesh, subsequently enriched with tones of candied orange and dried fruit. Seductive vinosity, volume and aromas, enhanced by long-lasting freshness. A superlative rosé !" - 98/100, Gilbert & Gaillard
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Highlights
- From Champagne Rose, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 262 / 750ml
- Sparkling Wine – Berries and Cream
- Champagne Blend
- Pairs well with Meaty and Oily Fish
Winery
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 Meunie...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2008-2022
- Alcohol ABV
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12 - 12.5%
- Method
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Traditional Method
- Dosage
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Brut
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
- Ownership
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Nicholas Billecart and his wife Elisabeth Salmon
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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55% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne. 45% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. The grapes for the red wine are come from the “Valofroy” vineyard of old vines, located on the slopes of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and which benefit from a south facing exposure.
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- Winemaking
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Less than 10% of the Pinot Noir is vinified as a red wine. Partial malolactic fermentation. 17% of the wine is fermented and matured in 15 year old oak barrels.
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- Ageing
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Ageing on lees: 10 years.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Its appearance is luminous, with soft, coppery shimmers and a sustained salmon pink hue. Palate: A measured strength which is delicate and charming at the same time, with the harmonious maturing of flavours (mandarin, blood orange, and Reinette apple tart). An ample and full character in the mouth unveiling a chalky edge and persistent finish of citron zest as well as red and white currants. Aroma: There is a refreshing sensorial experience of citrus peel and red berry jelly. With the exquisite sensation of a rich and complex aromatic generosity (Plougastel and Mara des Bois strawberries, pêche de vigne). Pretty, refined and mature olfactory notes that bring out the inimitable fragrances of sweet spices and wild raspberry pulp. Tasting: This great and highly refined wine presents its personality with wonderful delicacy of texture and flavour. The aromatic charm of a rare mineral aspect to pair with beautiful poulet de Bresse with crayfish or a few Breton langoustines royales.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Chicken liver parfait Starter Course
- Western
- Duck with honey and spices Main Course
- Western
- Lemon mousse Dessert Course
- Western
- Raspberry tartlet Dessert Course
- With yogurt crisps and peppermint
- Contains: pastry
- British
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Likely past it
The 2000 Champagne vintage was, overall, good.
Spring was dry but both June and July saw bouts of hail which caused considerable damage to certain vineyard plots. A warm, steady August brought plenty of sunshine which lasted through to the September harvest.
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