Price: $34.99
6+ Price: $28.99 / btl
A wine with serious structure, this Brut Reserve Champagne reminds you of a freshly sliced peach cobbler, dusted with candied orange peel and touched with cream. A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, and 30% Chardonnay that's sourced from the Champagne region's finest vineyards, this tangy, precise and energetic Brut Reserve offers tiny bubbles and a beautiful mousse that lingers on the finish. The bouquet is floral and fresh, bursting with notes of pear, apple, white peach, citrus, and hints of ginger and biscuit, and the wine's refreshing, clean palate offers a profusion of ripe apricot, pineapple, pear, and Meyer lemon. A wine of power, finesse and balance, with a satisfying flinty finish, this Champagne suits all occasions, and it will pair perfectly with a range of dishes, from appetizers to roasted chicken to brunch.
Billecart-Salmon Description
While Italian Wine Merchants does not promote wines outside of Italy at its on-premise events, we do make one notable exception—Billecart-Salmon. One of the few remaining Champagne houses still owned by its original family, Billecart-Salmon was established in 1818 by Nicolas François Billecart and his wife, Elisabeth (whose maiden name was Salmon). Situated in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, this seventh-generation house is renowned for its elegant, complex, and finely wrought Champagnes.Most of the fruit for the Billecart-Salmon bottlings hails from estate vineyards (comprising 30 hectares), while the rest is sourced from 140 hectares comprising 35 individual crus—which are situated within a 20-kilometer radius of Epernay, where Champagne’s greatest vineyards are concentrated. The estate produces several cuvées: NV Brut Réserve, NV Brut Rosé, NV Brut Blanc de Blancs, NV Demi-Sec, Vintage Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart, Vintage Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon, and Vintage Grande Cuvée.
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