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1998 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas-François Billecart |
| Vintage | 1998 |  | |
| Type | White - Sparkling | ||
| Producer | Billecart-Salmon | ||
| Variety | Champagne Blend | ||
| Designation | Cuvée Nicolas-François Billecart | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Champagne | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | Champagne |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 24 notes) | |
| Tasted by andlae on 2/6/2010: Correct champagne, nice with apples and bread tones but still tight. Will wait some more years before opening the other bottles. (72 views) | |
| Tasted by Shorepower on 1/10/2010: mineraler, röda äpplen. Lite svag flaska men fungerade bra under tiden vi kylde de andra vinerna (261 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 12/5/2009: Some Pre-Holiday Champagnes (SF Wine Trading Company): Medium yellow, lively bead. Full toasty nose-the most obviously Pinot dominated wine in the group. Still fresh with subtle fruit and just the earliest hint of caramel maturity. Nice carressing texture, medium dosage. Excellent and much better balance than the NV Brut Reserve. (482 views) | |
| Tasted by mmh on 11/29/2009 & rated 92 points: Great nose with bread and some baked apples. The taste is dominated by citrus and minerals. Outstanding champagne, but still a bit young and tight. Will keep and develop nicely for at least a few more years. (559 views) | |
| Tasted by Russell Faulkner on 11/20/2009: Fish and Chips and Champagne (Masters Superfish - Southwark London): Seemed quite restrained, closed perhaps, didn't really take off tonight, perhaps slippery. XXX(X) (654 views) | |
| Tasted by Rupert on 11/19/2009: Fish and Chips and Champagne (Masters Superfish, London SE1): Tight and appley - elegant, and there seems to be the power there, but not expressive tonight (592 views) | |
| Tasted by Shorepower on 11/16/2009 & rated 92 points: Doftar av bröd, röda äpplen och mineraler. Några sötare frukter kan skönjas. . Smaken äpplen, bröd, citrus och krita. Tidiga mognadstonder men kan lätt ligga 3-4 år till. (551 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 10/31/2009 & rated 95 points: tasting consistnt with previous bottle tonight which just was not enough (681 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 10/31/2009 & rated 95 points: this is just getting better and better. nice, mature, think the bubbles are getting "softer" (in a good sense) as well (696 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 8/24/2009 & rated 91 points: (626 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 7/19/2009 & rated 93 points: (713 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 7/6/2009 flawed bottle: ouch...real pitty - outstanding vintage Billecart and it was corked... (958 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 6/7/2009 & rated 95 points: well, this is really great complex wine. it has all the nucances in both nose and taste and also a very serious backbone. sort of a wine where you ask for more of the same when the glass is empty (1019 views) | |
| Tasted by vendange on 4/27/2009 & rated 91 points: (657 views) | |
| Tasted by yenda on 3/21/2009 & rated 96 points: excellent wine. multilayered, complex, showing all aspects of mature champagne. Many years ahead of it though (1133 views) | |
| Tasted by KinkyJohn on 1/24/2009 & rated 96 points: Enjoyable wine with a hard but well balanced acidity, lots of fruit and sufficient complexity to repay repeated visits. Citrus overtones are most prevalent and start out with lemon, honey and sherbet before mellowing into a more toasty apple smokiness after a few glasses. I'm fond of it at this age, but it may improve after further aging tones it down. Best wine in it's price range in my opinion. (1143 views) | |
| Tasted by Stephori on 12/6/2008 & rated 95 points: Very good today but a bit too young today, I'm sure some cellar time will improve it. (1292 views) | |
| Tasted by DaleW on 8/26/2008: Very yeasty, with moderate mousse and high acids. This really seems to need some time. I do enjoy the flavors though- apple pie and lemon curd, some mineral on finish. Promising, but for now B+ (961 views) | |
| Tasted by sdr on 8/2/2008 & rated 87 points: This is certainly pleasant and fluffy in the delicate house style, but just too insubstantial for the tariff. Interesting smell of fresh-baked pretzels, says Brian. I haven't yet had the non-vintage Blancs de Blancs, but I imagine this is not a substantial step up. (917 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/24/2008: Dark, more Pinot fruit on the nose. Toasty, baked apple fruit. Agressive mousse with a hard young acidity. Enjoyable, somewhat neutral wine at this point. (1522 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 10/27/2007 & rated 91 points: (1317 views) | |
| Tasted by cwheeler on 10/18/2007 & rated 90 points: CIVC Champagne Tasting (Sydney, Australia): An appealing layered nose of citrus, floral notes and toast. Good structure and balance between acid and fruit on the palate. Lots to like about this. (1952 views) | |
| Tasted by Winetex on 1/20/2007 & rated 91 points: 91+ with some room for improvement; Light gold with a medium mousse; Seems young with reasonable acidity and a lean character that may improve with aging; Flavors included honey and red apples. (1972 views) | |
| Tasted by Russell Faulkner on 1/3/2007 & rated 92 points: Very young but showing depth and concentration that could be mistaken for mature notes, may be better. (2355 views) |
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| Definition of "sparkling wine" at Wikipedia
The typical champagne blend is of three grapes - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier. Wines labeled as 'Blanc de Blancs' are by definition all Chardonnay, and wines labeled as 'Blanc de Noirs' contain Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or both in the blend. There are how ever three addtional grape varieties planted (Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc) and used in Champagne, they could be called legacy grapes and do not represent significant portion of the grapes used (<0.01%?). It is not permitted to plant more of these varieties. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) France - When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of France. Sub-Region: Champagne - The French region of Champagne (comprised of the towns of Rheims, Epernay, and Ay) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and winemaking traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range from the basic brut (often blends of several vintages), single vintage champagnes, and rose. |
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