BILLECART-SALMON ROSÉ. Champagne (Magnum)

Billecart-Salmon are based at Mareuil-sur-Ay, just north of Epernay

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meuiner

Francois Billecart still runs the family estate. The whole business is geared to quality not quantity. One of the keys to their success is that the non-vintage wine uses up to 25% of ‘reserve wine’ (mature wines used to balance out the latest harvest). And those reserve wines are all kept to mature in magnums

I like Billecart Rosé as young as possible. Or keep it for 2 years to develop chocolate and coffee overtones

Which smart restaurant doesn’t list Billecart Rosé? Those in the know would all agree it has for some time been the most consistently excellent pink Champagne. And in Magnums it is disarmingly impressive. (Also available in bottles and halves of course)