1990 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésimé

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  6/13/2007 - trankin wrote: 93 Points

  SOBER tasting (Dan's place): Beautiful, nutty nose, with a bit of brioche. Apples and a touch of lemon on the palate. Acidic, well balanced, and beautiful.

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  5/14/2006 - Chateaunewf wrote: 92 Points

  A lovely BdB. Amazingly young and pure chardonnay flavor. Citrusy like a Chablis. Not tight but fairly narrow in focus. I expected a bit more brioche or leesy yeast. The only sign of its age is that the acidity is nicely integrated rather than green and spikey. Would be a nice complement to oysters or asparagus.

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  12/6/2005 - vinosseur wrote: 97 Points

  Founded by Nicolas Francois Billecart & Elisabeth Salmon in 1818, still family owned and run today. This cuvée is a blend of Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côtes des Blancs: Avize, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. On the nose nice toasty, yeasty and wheat aromas present with just a whiff of citrus. On the plate, a wonderful mature Chardonnay vibrance. Nice yeast and toast with slight hints of sweet pink grapefruit. A nice long persistent palate with clean acidity and a hint of pleasant bitterness that lingers. Bubbles were a bit softer than I remebered on the last '90 I consumed a few months back. This is definately one of my favorite Champange producers and this bottle was no exception. Wonderful! Very drinkable now, but ok to lay for another 3-5 years.

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