Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

Billecart Salmon
Crafted solely from Chardonnay grown on the finest Grand Cru slopes of the Côte des Blancs, this is Champagne at its most elegant. The family house in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ has been quietly perfecting its art since 1818, and you can taste that patience here: slow, cool fermentation, careful blending and long ageing in the cellars before release. Expect a fine, persistent mousse, aromas of white flowers, citrus zest and toasted brioche, with a chalky freshness that keeps every sip lively. Pour it chilled as an aperitif, or let it shine alongside oysters, sushi or a creamy risotto. Pure finesse in a glass.
73.78 € incl tax

-5% for 6 identical bottles

30 in stock

Wine name: Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra-Brut

Vintage: Non-vintage (multi-year blend, based on a single dominant harvest with reserve wines)

Producer: Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

Grape varieties: 100% Chardonnay, sourced exclusively from Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs (Chouilly, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger)

Region: Champagne, France

Appellation: Champagne AOC, Grand Cru

Vinification: Whole-bunch pressing, slow cold settling (débourbage) at low temperature, fermentation partly in stainless steel and partly in oak foudres, no malolactic fermentation, long slow fermentation at controlled temperature, blending with reserve wines, second fermentation in bottle, ageing on lees for a minimum of 4 to 5 years in chalk cellars, extra-brut dosage of around 4 to 5 g/l

Maceration: None, direct pressing of whole bunches with no skin contact

Colour: Pale gold with green highlights, fine and persistent bubbles forming a delicate cordon

Bouquet: White flowers, lemon zest, white peach, fresh almond, brioche, chalk and a touch of honeysuckle

Palate: Precise and tense attack, silky creamy mousse, citrus and white fruit flavours, saline chalky mid-palate, mineral and long finish with great purity

Alcohol content: 12% vol.

Soils: Deep Campanian chalk with thin clay-limestone topsoil on the slopes of the Côte des Blancs

Farming: Sustainable viticulture, Viticulture Durable en Champagne and High Environmental Value certified, manual harvest

Ageing potential: 8 to 12 years from purchase under proper cellar conditions

Food pairing: Oysters, langoustines, scallop carpaccio, sea bass ceviche, sushi and sashimi, poultry in cream sauce, Comté and aged goat's cheeses

Serving temperature: 8 to 10 °C