Vanessa

9.3

✨ A sparkling start to the weekend, trying to stay cool in the nearly 100 F heat.

🍾This is the 2009 Champagne Billecart-Salmon “Cuvée Louis Salmon” Brut Blanc de Blancs.

💯 It’s made with Chardonnay grapes sourced from several grands crus of the Côtes des Blancs: Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, and Avize.

👌 An exceptional wine in every way—versatile in its culinary pairing options. Also, a perfectly chilled indulgence to pair with the golden hour.

It’s a spectacularly lifted expression from the soft, lush vintage of 2009.

Santé 🥂 — 2 days ago

with Deked1

Paul J

9.7

Awesome as always! Fruit forward, rich, and refreshing. High quality. Beautiful salmon color. — 8 days ago

with Brooke

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Pretty great. Fun pour — 3 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Red fruit, violets, green apple, lithe and crisp. — 5 months ago

Antonio Cepeda Jr.

9.4

Espectacular ! — 7 months ago

with Arturo and Toño

Vin d’Ottawa

8.9

Dry, light strawberry 🍓 in this truly different Rose — 8 months ago

with Gillian

Jose Lorenzo

9.4

Casa de campo. — 10 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Bright and punchy fruit. Almost sizzling with acidity. Green apple and pear and salinity. Young but very good — 21 days ago

with Gregg

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

Showing incredibly well at the moment — a month ago

Willem Booij

9.5

Paaslunch op huis tuin en keukenniveau

Soms klopt alles. Gisteren was zo’n wijnmoment, vandaag was het weer zo’n moment waarop smaken, gezelschap en een glas uitzonderlijke champagne perfect samenkwamen.

In het glas: Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas François 2008, een champagne met klasse, precisie en diepgang. Rijp en gelaagd, met tonen van geroosterde noten, citruszeste en subtiele brioche.

De mousse verfijnd, de afdronk eindeloos. Voor mij is deze champagne geen aperitief maar dit is een hoofdrolspeler.

De pairing?
Oesters, puur, zilt en perfect in balans met de frisheid.

Tartaar van wortel, sjalot, cornichon en kappertjes met sriracha-mayo, spannend en licht pikant, prachtig gedragen door de structuur van de wijn

Asperges met mousseline, gerookte zalm en Hollandaise, romig, rijk en precies waar deze champagne zijn diepte laat zien

Een paaslunch die nog wel even blijft hangen. De chef van de Kwalitaria was in vorm 😉

— 3 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

Xmas day and my mother in law likes champagne with cooking. What’s not to like about that :) — 7 months ago

J Choi

9.3

Blouge. Lovely. — 8 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Cloudy, flowery, funky.
A blend of Scheurebe and 3 Muscat varieties, 4 months skin contact, fermented on the lees.
Exotic nose with lychee, flowers in bloom, a bit of mango & guava, with some nice funk and brilliant freshness.
Great energy on the palate, bone dry and with nice, chalky minerality under the juicy acidity, a touch of tannins, great purity & flow.
This is delicious stuff! A perfect orange wine for beginners. — 3 years ago

Carter Snead

9.8

Birthday overtime with The Bride!!! — 10 days ago

with Leigh

Conrad Green

9.2

Very clean and bright. Limestone and light lemon. Fresh and elegant — 21 days ago

with Gregg

Steve Rura

8.9

Saline, dry, red berry, citrus rind, bitters. Very nice, but I prefer a little more fruit and a little more French. With the first grill of the season! Charred salmon, asparagus, corn on the cob, and strawberry tomato and watermelon salad — 3 months ago

Jon Samuelsen

9.1

Fab. Tastes like a great champagne, but lacks complecisity. I liked it better when I bought it 10 years ago — 6 months ago

Damian

9.2

Apple, pear, creamy with light toasty notes. Very good house champagne. — 10 months ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Lime, apple, and honeysuckle. Light and zesty but a touch less dry. — 7 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Quite light salmon pink , fine constant bubbles . Quite floral , rose , hibiscus , light strawberry , red currant and raspberry . On the palate this is balanced and elegant , strawberry , red currant , quite rounded with a touch of toasty brioche on the finish . Good slightly grippy acidity , medium length finish . Drink now and over the next couple of years. — 10 months ago