Billecart-Salmon : Coffret Exceptions Blanc de Blancs et Seau

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Coffret Exceptions Blanc de Blancs et Seau from Billecart-Salmon

Tasting

Appearance
This champagne shows a golden hue with green highlights, enlivened by a fine, delicate effervescence.

Nose
The nose reveals an aromatic profile of great purity, combining nuts such as almond and hazelnut, white fruits such as apple and pear, and notes of citrus.

Palate
The palate is creamy and smooth, with touches of brioche, warm croissant and fresh butter, before finishing on a fresh, elegant note.

Food and wine pairing

This champagne is ideally enjoyed as an aperitif, but it is also a delightful companion to fine fish and seafood, whose delicacy and freshness it enhances.

A gift set combining a blanc de blancs champagne and an ice bucket from Maison Billecart-Salmon

The estate

Founded in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ by Nicolas-François Billecart and Élisabeth Salmon, the Champagne House of Billecart-Salmon remains an independent family business, now led by Mathieu Roland-Billecart, representing the seventh generation, alongside the Frey family, which holds a stake in the company. The vineyard extends over around one hundred hectares spread across the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs. Renowned for the precision of its blends and the freshness of its style, the House of Billecart-Salmon has also committed to sustainable and organic viticulture.

The vineyard

The grapes used for this blanc de blancs come from Chardonnay plots grown in Champagne, on the region's characteristic chalky soils. These limestone terroirs give the grape variety a pronounced natural acidity and marked minerality, both essential to the freshness that the House of Billecart-Salmon seeks across all of its cuvées.

The gift set

This non-vintage Billecart-Salmon Coffret Exceptions Blanc de Blancs et Seau includes a champagne bucket designed to keep the bottle at an ideal serving temperature throughout the tasting. Benefiting from the consistent quality characteristic of the House's non-vintage cuvées, this champagne can be enjoyed straight away.

Winemaking and ageing

As with all of the House's champagnes, this Blanc de Blancs benefits from the winemaking methods developed by the House since 1958: slow fermentation at low temperature combined with cold settling, designed to preserve the wine's freshness and aromatic finesse. Ageing on the lees, carried out according to the House's standards, contributes to the champagne's texture and complexity.

Grape variety

This blanc de blancs champagne is made from Chardonnay.