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Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Sous Bois NV

$9799

Aged in oak, this champagne from Billecart has a luxurious buttery brioche finished that is more pronounced than its counterparts.

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  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Robert Parker

92 points

"The latest release of Billecart's NV Brut Sous Bois offers up aromas of green apple, pear and dried fruits framed by a classy patina of buttery pastry and blanched almonds. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly fleshy and nicely concentrated, it's generous and textural, with fine-boned structure, racy acids and a delicate mousse. As usual, this is a blend of equal parts Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, made with vins clairs fermented at low temperature in used oak barrels." —Robert Parker

Wine Spectator

94 points

"A finely honed, mouthwatering Champagne, featuring a minerally underpinning of saline and chalk accents. Lacy in texture, offering wild cherry and pear fruit flavors, with toast point, lime blossom and lemon pastry cream notes."

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"Fermented and aged briefly in wood, this is dry, intense and toasty while still giving space for white fruits and some citrus. Richly endowed, spicy, and tangy, its structure and tight texture mark it out as a Champagne for long-term aging. The aftertaste is brisk, packed with acidity and with reminiscences of the oak-aging in the vanilla finish. Drink this bottling from 2018."

More about Billecart-Salmon

Over 200 years ago, Nicolas François Billecart married Elisabeth Salmon, not knowing that the product of this marriage would be one of the most well-known and well-respected names in Champagne.

Billecart-Salmon is still owned and run by the descendants of Nicolas François and Elisabeth, a rarity for a Champagne house of this size. Each wine is carefully tasted and re-tasted (and re-tasted and re-tasted) by a committee made up of 4 family members and 4 wine experts.

Today, Mathieu Roland-Billecart is at the helm of the estate; he has led the dual charges of increased sustainability in the vineyards and winery, and increased quality of the wines. They are in the later stages of converting their land holdings to organic farming (biodynamic in some cases) — not an easy feat, considering the family owns 100 hectares and leases another 100.

The improvements chez Billecart-Salmon are not just environmental. Since the 2018 vintage, there’s been a real push towards making the wines better, with longer aging, more reserve wines, and lower dosage. Just a few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of tasting the newest releases from this illustrious Champagne house, and I’m happy to report that the family’s efforts have been greatly successful.

A few names have changed: what was once called Brut Reserve is now “Le Reserve”, and the iconic Brut Rosé is now “Le Rosé”. Antonio Galloni succinctly explained it as such, "Of course, the flagship wines are terrific, but the biggest changes are at the other end of the spectrum, among the entry-level offerings." This spate of improvements also explains the recent dearth of Billecart-Salmon on the market. I'm glad to have the wines readily available again, but I'm even more excited that they are even more delicious than before.

A whopping 75% of the fruit used throughout the lineup comes from either 1er Cru or Grand Cru terroir, and within 25 km of the winery. They employ Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims, Chardonnay from the chalky Côte des Blancs, and Meunier from the fertile Vallée de la Marne.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Fruity , Oaky , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Champagne Brut , Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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