Billecart-Salmon • Champagne, France
Cuvée Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru from Billecart‑Salmon is a 100% Chardonnay expression drawn from the Côte des…Cuvée Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru from Billecart‑Salmon is a 100% Chardonnay expression drawn from the Côte des Blancs Grand Crus (notably Mesnil, Cramant, Chouilly/Oiry) named for Louis Salmon; it’s vinified and aged to emphasize…Learn More »
$200
/750ml
2012 Retail Average
96
/100
2012 Pro Rating
Energy and depth define the 2012 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, layering ripe lemon, white peach and baked apple with hints of hazelnut, pastry and chalky minerality. The mousse is ultra-fine and creamy, framing a concentrated core of citrus oil and stone fruit that carries through to a long, mouthwatering, saline finish. This vintage shows both the richness of a low-yield year and a tightly coiled structure that promises superb evolution in bottle.
Butter-poached lobster; Dover sole meunière; Aged Comté or Gruyère
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Cuvée Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru from Billecart‑Salmon is a 100% Chardonnay expression drawn from the Côte des Blancs Grand Crus (notably Mesnil, Cramant, Chouilly/Oiry) named for Louis Salmon; it’s vinified and aged to emphasize pinpoint minerality and chalky salinity with a creamy, finely effervescent mousse. With low dosage and extended lees ageing, it shows citrus and white‑flower notes, almond and brioche textures, and the tense acidity and structure for long ageing while remaining exceptionally refined and precise.