Lot presentation

Elisabeth Salmon Billecart-Salmon 2007

The wine

A cuvée created in 1988 in tribute to Elisabeth Salmon, Billecart-Salmon's co-founder. It is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, delivering a complex bouquet of figs, peaches, red fruit and rose petals. In the mouth, the attack is supple and round and the body is full and racy, with an aroma always dominated by red fruit, enriched with menthol and cedar notes. An ideal champagne to accompany gourmet poultry or shellfish.

About the Producer Billecart-Salmon

Founded in 1818, Maison Billecart is certainly not the oldest yet is probably one of the most famous Champagne houses and still in the hands of the same founding family (supported since 2005 by the Frey group). Today, Mathieu Roland-Billecart, the 7th generation, oversees the estate. Maison Billecart Salmon was born from the union of two great family owners of vineyards in Champagne, when Nicolas-François Billecart married Elisabeth Salmon in 1818. Very prosperous at the end of the 19th century (the wines were then known and appreciated as far as the United States and Russia), the maison, located in Mareuil sur Aÿ, would experience major setbacks of fortune at the beginning of the 20th century. They have now resolved these issues and the house is once again flourishing.
Located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the house owns 100 hectares here it gets its supplies from around 300 hectares of the best terroirs around Epernay. Interestingly, Billecart belongs to these maisons that make barrels which means that part of the harvest is vinified in Burgundy parts. The grand cuvée Clos Saint-Hilaire is vinified in its entirety. From a stylistic point of view, Billecart-Salmon embodies finesse and precision. These are always great wines, both as an aperitif and with meals, fresh and with admirable energy.