Billecart-Salmon • Champagne, France
Le Clos Saint‑Hilaire is Billecart‑Salmon’s tiny, single‑parcel Champagne from a walled one‑hectare vineyard in Mareuil‑…Le Clos Saint‑Hilaire is Billecart‑Salmon’s tiny, single‑parcel Champagne from a walled one‑hectare vineyard in Mareuil‑sur‑Ay, made exclusively from Pinot Noir and traditionally vinified in oak to produce a richly textured, terroir‑driven…Learn More »
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/750ml
2007 Retail Average
97
/100
2007 Pro Rating
In the 2007 Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire, pure Pinot Noir takes on a deeply vinous character, layering ripe red berry and stone-fruit richness over chalky, smoky minerality and delicate floral tones. The palate is at once powerful and tightly focused, with fine, persistent bubbles, vibrant acidity, and a long, savory, gently spicy finish that shows how successful this single-parcel Champagne is in a challenging year. This vintage feels both luxurious and precise, already captivating yet clearly structured for further development in bottle.
Roast duck with cherry glaze; Lobster in brown butter and citrus; Porcini risotto with aged Parmesan
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Le Clos Saint‑Hilaire is Billecart‑Salmon’s tiny, single‑parcel Champagne from a walled one‑hectare vineyard in Mareuil‑sur‑Ay, made exclusively from Pinot Noir and traditionally vinified in oak to produce a richly textured, terroir‑driven Blanc de Noirs; releases are extremely limited and individually numbered, with the house favouring long ageing, low dosage and ancestral vineyard practices (horse ploughing, sheep grazing) to highlight the site’s calcareous minerality and precise, vinous power.