BILLECART-SALMON, Brut Réserve. Champagne

Billecart-Salmon is based at Mareuil-sur-Ay, just north of Epernay, in the heart of Champagne.

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

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.

Perfect on release, but you gain a layer of biscuity complexity for each extra year you keep it.

One of the most quality-conscious houses in Champagne. Very dry; fine and delicate. And our price is very competitive.

Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve’s mineral edge makes it a brilliant match for seafood.

“No matter where you are or how you’re feeling, Billecart will cheer you up; it’s the definitive pick-me-up. It’s staggeringly good value too. If you’ve never tasted a bottle of Billecart, then you’re in for a treat.” (Daily Mail – Dec 2009)

ALSO AVAILABLE IN HALVES AND MAGNUMS – See other pages.