Frankrike

Aperitiff/avec

Skalldyr

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

Billecart-Salmon

Billecart-Salmon Nicolas Francois

Champagne

Champagne, brut

Cuvée Nicolas François 2002 - an exceptional prestige cuvée from one of my all-time favorite houses 🍾🥂

House: Maison Billecart-Salmon (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
Bottle: Cuvée Nicolas François, Millésime 2002
Grapes: 60 % Pinot Noir & 40 % Chardonnay
Dosage: 4 g/L (Brut)

The Cuvée Nicolas François was created in 1964 as a tribute to the co-founder of Billecart-Salmon, Nicolas François Billecart. It results from the blending of Grands Crus and Premier Crus from the classified Côte des Blancs (Chardonnay) and the Montagne de Reims and Grande Vallée de la Marne (Pinot Noir). The 20 % maturation in 15 year-old traditional oak barrels underpins the generous character of this fine, elegant and rich champagne, which has been ageing on lees for 10 years.

Characteristics:
This cuvée has a lovely colour of sparkling yellow gold combined with golden reflections and a fine bead of bubbles.

On the nose it is dominated by wonderful aromas of peach, wild strawberry, white cherry, brioche, honeycomb, grilled nuts and mandarin zest. However, this cuvée needs some extra time in the glass to show its full potential but if you are patient you will be overwhelmed by its aromatic complexity as it breathes and develops for every minute.

It is silky, racy and remarkably nuanced and complex on the palate with notes of ripe fruit, white peach, apricot jam, lemon curd, brioche and a hint of caramellized apples. It has a very long, focused and mouthwatering finish with beautiful layers of citrus. The acidity from the chardonnay in this wine is really potent and provides for an exceptional experience. I am blown away and I cannot wait to taste this masterpiece in the years to come! 🍾👏🏻

Maison Billecart-Salmon was founded in 1818. In 1999, the 1959 Vintage was named the “Champagne of the Millennium” by a jury of experts following a blind tasting of 150 vintages from the greatest Champagne Houses organised by Richard Juhlin.

Value for Money: 8,5 of 10
Rating: 94🍾

Expert

The nose is fruity but a little closed. The autolysis is clean. The palate is slightly fruity with a dense fruit core, and acidic. 

It seems very young but has great potential, even though it does not quite reach the level of the 2007 vintage. 94-95 points.

Innleder ganske stumt, trenger litt tid i glasset før man kjenner fersken sitrus og eple, bra mineralsk preg. I munnen mye sitrus, hvit steinfrukt, floral og mineralsk. Heftig syre, høy konsentrasjon og lang ettersmak, mineraler og frukt

Amatør

Billecart-Salmon Nicolas Francois 2008 er nok en utsøkt og vellaget champagne fra huset. 
Ung fortsatt med toner av søte epler og steinfrukt og med begynnende modning med hint av nøtter og brioche. Delikat med spreke bobler, elegant med rund munnfølelse. Rik uten å breie seg og med flott struktur og lengde. Fokusert og elegant! 
Nam!

Certified Sommelier

Sommelier

WSET 2

En veldig tiltalende champagne. Intens, tørr brødsmak og modne, gule epler. Meget flott syre og tight, behagelig mousse. Lang. Verdt prisen med god margin. Drikk nå.

The nose has ripe yellow fruit against canned plums, peaches, and a little fig. The autolysis is clean and elegant. The palate is pure, full-bodied, fruity and with medium acidity. It is a lovely mousse. The finish is long and complex. It is quite mature, and has come further than the best bottles of 1999, but it is in good balance and much better than the previous bottle I had 5 years ago. It also pairs well for food, which today lamb stew. 94 points.

I've had a lot of these and they've been brilliant, but there have been a lot of bottle variations. The best bottles have been at 95 points. The nose of this one is fresh and fruity, with acidic white, and yellow fruit. There are green apples, pears, mangoes and buttercup. The autolysis is elegant and clean with coffee and something reminiscent of green tea. The palate is full, fruity, soft and with good acidity. It has great balance. The finish is long and complex. This one is perfectly mature and in a perfect drinking window. It is always a pleasure to drink this wine, and this was a very good bottle! 94 points!

2012	kr 1 985,00Tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2008	Ingen prisTilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2007	kr 1 260,00Tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2006	Ingen prisTilgjengelig	Spektakulær
2002	kr 1 576,00Tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell

Kategori	Musserende vin
Polnummer	3548101
Produsent	Billecart-Salmon
Årgang	2002
Land	Frankrike, Champagne
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

Alkoholnivå	12.5 %
Syre	6,5 %
Sukker	6,1 g/l

Innpakning	Glass
Korktype	Naturkork
Utvalg	Uten utvalg
Grossist	Moestue Grape Selections AS
Transportør	Skanlog AS