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Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon (no reserve) 1999

  • White fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Color: Sparkling
  • 12% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

Un grand blanc de blancs qui se dévoile dans un registre saisissant de pureté et de délicatesse. A savourer avec des mets particulièrement fins. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 marked label, 1 damaged label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Champagne
  • Appellation/Wine: Champagne
  • Classification: Grand cru
  • Producer/Owner: Billecart-Salmon
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Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon serve at a temperature of 10°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tartare de daurade, Joue de lotte au safran, Blinis et caviar.

  • Vintage score: 15/20
  • Lot presentation
    Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon

    The wine

    This cuvée, with its pale gold colour, reveals a beautiful aromatic complexity on tasting. Its mineral nose has aromas of citrus and white flowers. On the palate, the lively, light, delicate attack is followed by a long finish. A champagne of great purity and precision, which demonstrates its ability to age well.

    Information about domain 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). 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 remains the property of the Billecart family. Today it is François and Antoine Roland-Billecart who run it and their father, Jean Roland-Billecart, still keeps an eye on the heritage. Located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, it gets its supplies around Epernay from the best terroirs. 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.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 marked label, 1 damaged label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Air-conditioned underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12 %
    • Country/Region: Champagne
    • Appellation/Wine: Champagne
    • Classification: Grand cru
    • Producer/Owner: Billecart-Salmon
    • Vintage: 1999
    • Color: Sparkling
    • Service temperature: 10°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
    Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon
    Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Blanc de Blancs Billecart-Salmon (no reserve) 1999

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format