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Billecart-Salmon Tasting
Dan & Mila’s
Tasted November 14, 2019 by aChave with 214 views
Introduction
Tasting with Geoffrey Loisel, the Director of American Sales for Champagne Billecart-Salmon
Flight 1 - Champagne (8 notes)
Single flight, tasted one-by-one
White - Sparkling
N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Sous Bois
92 points
100% oak. Fresh, mostly dry... delicious fruit. Light wood on the nose. Very Burgundian. Pinot Noir, Meunière, Chardonnay.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs
92 points
Vivid, fresh, laser sharp but with subtlety on the finish. No oak. Excels with air.
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White - Sparkling
2006 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart
94 points
“Founder’s Cuvée”. Superb. Fine fruit, light toast, long finish. Fresh but refined. 60% PN, 40% Chard.
White - Sparkling
2006 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Louis Salmon
94 points
Fresh, vital, assertive. Long finish. Pure and precise. Aged 10 years, 20% oak.
White - Sparkling
2008 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Millésimé
92 points
Bone dry, with precision and fine fruit. Tasty.
White - Sparkling
2002 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François
93 points
“Founder’s Cuvée”. Once again, Superb. Fine fruit, light toast, long finish. A little more toast than the 2006, and a little softer. 60% PN, 40% Chard.
White - Sparkling
1999 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart
93 points
Stylish with good fruit and complexity. More nuance, mature oak, length. Secondary notes of herbs.
Rosé - Sparkling
2007 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon
94 points
Tight, good fruit, bright acidity, very fresh. First class. Needs time to come forth. (50% PN, 50% Chard. Half of PN is vinified white.)
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Closing
Delicious opportunity to taste and compare a full lineup of first class Champagnes.