BILLECART-SALMON Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon No.3 Meunier Extra Brut Champagne NV

£72.00

SKU:
4000549
UPC:
2310060040709
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The wait is over, it’s time to meet Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon No.3 Meunier Extra Brut Champagne.

Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon is a brand-new series of experimental wines offering a unique tasting experience from this much-loved Champagne house. The inaugural release, No.1 Extra Brut, was a pure Pinot Meunier that, to quote Decanter Magazine, “just begs for another sip.” Our allocation sold rapidly. The next expression – No.2 Pinot Noir Extra Brut – proved immensely popular too. The third iteration of this adventure sees the house return to a pure Pinot Meunier once again…

Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon No.3 Meunier Extra Brut Champagne comes from three historic terroirs: Leuvrigny, Damery and Venteuil. These sites were chosen because the Pinot Meunier grown in each has a very distinct character. This grape variety is rarely given the limelight, but here it has been aged on the lees for an immense 64 months and shows just how glorious it can be. The dosage is relatively low, allowing the purity of the Pinot Meunier to shine.

Expect notes of lime tree blossom, grass, wheat fields, straw, tangy lemon curd, granola, honeysuckle, tarte aux poires, white cherry, yellow plum, pineapple, a seasoning of white pepper and sea salt, and the smoke and wax combo of snuffed candles. This is so good; we can’t wait to see what Billecart-Salmon have in store for us with instalment No.4.

Billecart-Salmon – often referred to as “Billy” by those who drink it regularly – can be found in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, just outside Epernay and off on a limb slightly from the bigger Champagne houses. Despite the immense quality they produce, their location and medium size have kept them slightly under the radar. Rather than loading their Champagne into every shop and restaurant, they’ve drip fed them into expert retailers and the Michelin star restaurants of Paris, which gives them a sense of exclusivity and that this is a brand for those in-the-know.

Created by the union of Elisabeth Salmon and Nicolas François Billecart in 1818, Billecart-Salmon remains under the ownership of the establishing family, which is a real rarity in the big business world of Champagne. Now in the hands of the seventh generation, they continue to focus on the family motto: “Give priority to quality, strive for excellence.” And they do it with aplomb, slowly fermenting at low temperatures to maintain the purity and aromatics of their wines. As Jancis Robinson says, “every Champagne enthusiast needs to be familiar with its wine… Billecart-Salmon is set apart as classy, elegant and understated, both the wine itself and the image the house cultivates.” But, be warned, Billecart-Salmon may not remain one of those hidden gems forever, especially as one of the wines was named “Champagne of the Millennium” by a committee of expert. Interestingly, they also took the second place in that same tasting, which comprised 150 of the finest Champagnes of the 20th Century. As a result, Champagne expert Richard Juhlin warns that this house is “very much in fashion at the moment” and goes as far as to say: “Make sure that you buy wines from Billecart-Salmon before they become as expensive as Krug!”


SKU No.: 4000549

Style No.: 940371

Country: France
Region: Champagne
Grapes: Pinot Meunier
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 12.5%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites

The wait is over, it’s time to meet Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon No.3 Meunier Extra Brut Champagne.

Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon is a brand-new series of experimental wines offering a unique tasting experience from this much-loved Champagne house. The inaugural release, No.1 Extra Brut, was a pure Pinot Meunier that, to quote Decanter Magazine, “just begs for another sip.” Our allocation sold rapidly. The next expression – No.2 Pinot Noir Extra Brut – proved immensely popular too. The third iteration of this adventure sees the house return to a pure Pinot Meunier once again…

Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon No.3 Meunier Extra Brut Champagne comes from three historic terroirs: Leuvrigny, Damery and Venteuil. These sites were chosen because the Pinot Meunier grown in each has a very distinct character. This grape variety is rarely given the limelight, but here it has been aged on the lees for an immense 64 months and shows just how glorious it can be. The dosage is relatively low, allowing the purity of the Pinot Meunier to shine.

Expect notes of lime tree blossom, grass, wheat fields, straw, tangy lemon curd, granola, honeysuckle, tarte aux poires, white cherry, yellow plum, pineapple, a seasoning of white pepper and sea salt, and the smoke and wax combo of snuffed candles. This is so good; we can’t wait to see what Billecart-Salmon have in store for us with instalment No.4.

Billecart-Salmon – often referred to as “Billy” by those who drink it regularly – can be found in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, just outside Epernay and off on a limb slightly from the bigger Champagne houses. Despite the immense quality they produce, their location and medium size have kept them slightly under the radar. Rather than loading their Champagne into every shop and restaurant, they’ve drip fed them into expert retailers and the Michelin star restaurants of Paris, which gives them a sense of exclusivity and that this is a brand for those in-the-know.

Created by the union of Elisabeth Salmon and Nicolas François Billecart in 1818, Billecart-Salmon remains under the ownership of the establishing family, which is a real rarity in the big business world of Champagne. Now in the hands of the seventh generation, they continue to focus on the family motto: “Give priority to quality, strive for excellence.” And they do it with aplomb, slowly fermenting at low temperatures to maintain the purity and aromatics of their wines. As Jancis Robinson says, “every Champagne enthusiast needs to be familiar with its wine… Billecart-Salmon is set apart as classy, elegant and understated, both the wine itself and the image the house cultivates.” But, be warned, Billecart-Salmon may not remain one of those hidden gems forever, especially as one of the wines was named “Champagne of the Millennium” by a committee of expert. Interestingly, they also took the second place in that same tasting, which comprised 150 of the finest Champagnes of the 20th Century. As a result, Champagne expert Richard Juhlin warns that this house is “very much in fashion at the moment” and goes as far as to say: “Make sure that you buy wines from Billecart-Salmon before they become as expensive as Krug!”


SKU No.: 4000549

Style No.: 940371

Country: France
Region: Champagne
Grapes: Pinot Meunier
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 12.5%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites

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