Billecart Salmon Brut Sous Bois NV (OCC 6)

Description

By James Suckling in 2019 (JS94)
This sees some time in wood and that adds a very attractive, savory edge to the typically vibrant Billecart attitude. There’s such intense blood-orange, lemon and fresh, zesty citrus fruit on offer here that really sings. The palate is scintillatingly fresh and has an extra layer of velvet at the edge.

By Wine Spectator in 2019 (WS94)
A finely honed, mouthwatering Champagne, featuring a minerally underpinning of saline and chalk accents. Lacy in texture, offering wild cherry and pear fruit flavors, with toast point, lime blossom and lemon pastry cream notes.

By Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate in 2019 (WA92)
Aromas of almond paste, green orchard fruit, citrus oil and pastry cream introduce the latest example of Billecart’s NV Brut Sous Bois, a bottling that’s based on the 2009 vintage. The oak influence is much less pronounced than was the case with some of the early renditions of this cuvée, and it’s really going from strength to strength, revealing a medium to full-bodied palate that’s broad-shoulder and structured, with lively underpinning acids.