Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut – 750ml Breakthru

93pts Wine & Spirits

Blended from fruit grown in several grand cru villages of the Côte des Blancs, with an emphasis on Avize, this is a beautiful green-gold color, a wine fragrant with scents of spring flowers. It balances full-bodied richness with racy acidity, both expansive and mineral-tight. It finishes on a scent that brings to mind oyster shells, and calls out for a dozen freshly shucked Belons.

92pts Wine Enthusiast

The balance of this wine is immediately striking. Everything is in its place: the crisp apples, tight acidity and the mineral texture are all just right. It’s a delicious, perfumed and fragrant wine that is ready to drink with its light, poised aftertaste.

92pts Wine Spectator

A hint of salinity underscores the flavors of poached pear, marzipan, spiced plum and kumquat in this elegant blanc de blancs. Vibrant acidity drives this to a lasting, mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2020.

92pts James Suckling

Aromas of sliced apple and pear with hints of flowers and cream. Some peach too. Full-bodied, creamy and fine with mineral, chalk and sliced green apples that turn to delicate white peach. This has a base of 2011 with some 2010 and 2009. Drink now.

92pts Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Based on the 2013 vintage, supplemented by some 30% of reserve wines, Billecart’s latest NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru wafts from the glass with aromas of warm bread, citrus oil, crisp green apple, white flowers and crushed chalk. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, ample and precise, with a pretty core of fruit, fine-boned structure and a nicely defined finish.

91pts Wilfred Wong

I like this one for its delicate personality. Bright and zippy from beginning to end, the non vintage Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs exhibits chalk, mineral and dried citrus in the flavors; long, crisp finish. A great oyster wine!

Winemaker Notes

The fine mousse of delicate bubbles elegantly accompanies the glints of its gold color. A cuvée that will surprise you with its pure intensity of dry fruits aromas, almonds and fresh hazelnuts mixed with those of fruits of white flesh. The creamy sensation of the bubble associated to aromas of buttered brioche and mineral aromas. Persistent finish with a fresh and elegant sweetness.

This great bottle will make a perfect marriage with caviar or fine oysters but also with grilled fish and seafood.