Billecart-Salmon - Brut Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart 2008 (750ml)
WA
96
JS
97
Price: $234.99
| Producer | Billecart-Salmon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Size | 750ml |
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James Suckling: 97 Points
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2008 Brut Cuvée Nicolas François was disgorged during the third quarter of 2022 with less than three grams per liter. It has a delicate, pure, clean bouquet with aromas of orchard fruits, spring flowers, honey and licorice, with hints of brioche and pastry with aeration. Medium to full-bodied, chiseled and crystalline, with racy acids and a chalky texture, the palate is tense and the finish is long, penetrating and salty. It exhibits perfect Billecart style, yet tension is present, a sign of the vintage. It is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir (sourced from Aÿ, Mareuil and Verzenay) and 40% Chardonnay from Mesnil, Chouilly and Cramant, and it matured 83% in tanks and 17% in old oak barrels.
