Chilled. Fresh & light. Tasting pear & green apple. Slightly acidic. Paired well with herbed Arctic char. — 4 years ago
Full-bodied, thick and heavy with a lot of roundness and warmth. Aromas of ripe black and red fruits, a little spicy as well. Elaborated by Michel Roland. Spends 28 months in oak barrels. Superb. — 5 years ago
Sweet Birthday Treat from Eric for my mom’s Birthday 💕 — 2 years ago
19 January 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 5 years ago
If you read my posts, it's no secret I really enjoy their Rosé Champagne. Always consistently great and delicious. On the nose; spring florals, sea spray, chalky minerals, tangerine, black cherry, raspberry, watermelon & strawberries. On the palate; tangerine, black cherry, raspberry, watermelon & strawberries, saline, beautiful sticky palate chalkiness, pink roses, baguette, amazing minerality, finish and acidity. Photos of; their house, vineyard and cellar. Producer history and notes...Bilecart was founded in 1818, by husband and wife Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. For nearly two hundred years, the Billecart family has been making exceptional champagne. Today the House remains independent and is run by the family’s seventh generation under François Roland-Billecart. The Billecart-Salmon House covers around 50 hectares, and gets its grapes from a total of 170 hectares of land. Meaning...they also have a number of great relationships with grape growers. At the foot of the Mareuil-sur-Aÿ hill, the Billecart-Salmon family cultivates one hectare of Pinot Noir on a single, enclosed parcel; the Clos Saint Hilaire. Billecart uses modern and innovative technology to constantly improve the quality of its champagne. From the Côte des Blancs to the Reims Mountain and the right bank of the Marne River are some of the greatest sites for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. These grapes/sites are all used to make beautiful Billecart champagnes.
— 5 years ago
light gold, coppery overtones; fine mousse, exuberant, long lasting; red berries, lime, jasmine, slight brininess, pie crust; chiseled, impressive acidity, chalky minerality, 12% ABV; made from 100% Pinot Noir, fermented in used French oak barrels, zero dosage, disgorged May 2018; winemaker Dominique Moreau, wife of champagne maker Roland Piollot, named her estate after her great-grandmother, makes a series of single-vineyard, single-variety, single-vintage, zero-dosage Champagnes from biodynamically-grown grapes; $57 — 3 years ago
Awesome wine, perfect weight and texture, mineral and citrus for days, so crisp on the finish but still great length, perfect with Roland Passot’s seafood quenelles at PBF&W. Wine of the night for me. — 4 years ago
GL tasting Pape Clement 10/18/17. Means tall oak tree. 60 Merlot 40 cab. Three vintages. '15 Nose of black berries and palette that's straightforward with some earthiness and medium finish. 8.8. 2010 nose that's black fruit and body with hints of wood and good structure. 8.9. 2005 nose that's complex with that autumnal secondary notes of age and good structure on palate and long finish. Rewards of aging. 9.0. Roland consulting previously but more moving away from me oak. — 5 years ago
Russ W
Tasted in a Riedel Bordeaux glass - pure alcoholic heat. In a zalto bordeaux glass - texture was off, nose brioche. In a Zalto AP glass, brioche, chalk and unmistakable CURRY (!!?!?) and finally in a stolze quatrophil red wine glass where this special club saw its most pristine fruit, marzipan and minerality. — 9 days ago