Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas-Francois Salmon Brut 2012

Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas-Francois Salmon Brut 2012Billecart Salmon is an unbeatable choice for consistently jaw dropping Champagne and this, a truly exceptional cuve made from all grand and premier cru fruit, is in a class all its own. Ten years on the lees, unimaginable depth and complexity, 97 points, and one of the top expressions of Champagne full stop. Two hundred years of innovation, quality, and working with some of the best fruit anywhere in Champagne. Billecart Salmon is a family run empire

Cyril is following in his father’s footsteps and is steadfast in keeping with long-held vinification tradition in order to preserve the refinement and elegance of wines that the estate has become so well known for

he doesn’t speak much English

This is deep

when critics the world over still muse poetically about the cherished 2019 Tuscan vintage – this is one of the wines they’ll be talking about

but in the entire world

classic preparation of Steak Tagliata – I went for a nicely marbled Akaushi hanger steak

and New Zealand

The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation to round and texturize the wine

this is an Oregon Pinot Noir that masterfully knocks it out of the park

as the elegant aromatics reveal cherry and wild berry sensations

lets our native grape varieties shine

surrounded by forests on three sides