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Champagne Brut Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart 2002 75cl

AOC Grand Cru | Côte des Blancs/Montagne de Reims | Champagne | Francia
Esaurito

Altre annate

1999 2002
Punteggi dei critici
97 Robert Parker
The 2002 Brut Cuvée Nicolas François was disgorged in January 2015 with four grams per liter dosage, and it's showing superbly, wafting from the glass with a complex bouquet that mingles confit citrus, peach and dried papaya with nuances of iodine, brioche and honeycomb. On the palate, it's full-bodied, broad and vinous, with a rich and layered core that's underpinned by serious structure and tension, concluding with a long and precise finish. This is one of the finest wines Billecart has released in the last decade, and it is well worth seeking out.<br/>Billecart-Salmon is discreetly but significantly evolving. Since 2010, a new cellar has housed some 400 barrels for vinification and élevage, and since 2018, another cellar is home to oak foudres retaining some 80,000 liters of reserve wine. Meanwhile, Billecart's wines are spending longer and longer sur lattes, and fruit sourcing is changing—with more grand cru fruit replacing premier cru fruit—while volumes remain the same. Based on the trials underway in their emblematic Clos Saint-Hilaire, the next frontier will be the vineyards. This visit and tasting with Mathieu Roland-Billecart and chef des caves Florent Nys underscored the impact of these quiet but important changes, and it's clear that this is a house that's going from strength to strength. I'll be reporting on Billecart-Salmon in greater depth in the future, but for now, all these recent releases come warmly recommended.<br/>
95 Wine Spectator
There's a buoyant, almost ethereal quality to this elegant Champagne, offering a rich range of blackberry pâte de fruit, crystallized honey, grilled nut and oyster shell flavors, set on a fine, chalky mousse. Long and mouthwatering, with a clean, citrus-infused finish. Drink now through 2027. 1,500 cases imported.
Produttore
Billecart Salmon
Gestita autonomamente dal 1818, Billecart Salmon è una delle poche Maison di Champagne della regione che è sempre rimasta di proprietà della famiglia. La Maison si trova nel cuore della Champagne, nascosta nel paesino di Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Oggi l'obiettivo fondante della famiglia Billecart, ovvero creare vini caratterizzati da finezza, equilibrio ed eleganza, viene portato avanti da François e Antoine Roland-Billecart, che rappresentano la sesta generazione. François Domi, l'enologo capo, lavora insieme ai fratelli per seguire il tradizionale Methode Champenoise che è stato utilizzato per oltre due secoli. Il Brut Réserve è un assemblaggio di tre annate e rappresenta la qualità superiore della tenuta in uno Champagne intenso e raffinato, con una proporzione considerevole di Chardonnay.