Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002
Producer: Billecart-salmon

Last updated: March 9th, 2018
Quick Summary

When I first tasted this Champagne, I immediately through it was overly tart, salty and chalky. How wrong I was. With a little time in a warming glass, this incredible wine opened-up over the next hour, offering a smorgasbord of tantalising flavours and nuances that simply left me speechless. There are times when you can sip a wine and still carry a conversation. Then, there are times when you sip a wine and simply find yourself unable to use your vocabulary to explain the situation and then proceed to regurgitate non-nonsensical wine jargon in order to compensate. You will do both when tasting this impeccable expression from the esteemed house of Billecart-Salmon.
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What to expect?
The colour of Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002

Golden mid yellow
The smell and aroma of Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002

You’ve just walked into a wet limestone/chalk cave or the catacombs beneath Paris. You take a deep breath and this cool mineral smell mixes with citrus peel, saline honey, wattle flower nectar and hints of green fruit.
The typical price of Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002 in Australia

Cheap

Expensive
What Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002 tastes like

Acidity

Smooth

Subtle

Full

Brevity

Length

Savoury

Sweet

No Oak

Oak

Fruitness

Biscuittyness

Earth

Limestone / chalk
Technical Details
Where you can buy Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois 2002 in Australia
Only found in the reserve sections of good wine retailers or boutique stores who have an affinity for Billecart-Salmon. Due to the high price and small distribution of this wine, you’re best doing your research prior to venturing out onto the road.

Delicate, fruity layered freshness is the hallmark style of this house and it takes a refined palate to truly appreciate the subtle complexity that lies beneath their wines. They are a house that’s famous for pushing Rose before it became a trends more recently and also their extensive use of the Pinot Meunier grape.
Read full details about Champagne house Billecart here.
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