Champagne Brut "Cuvée Nicolas François" 2008 - Billecart-Salmon [Magnum]

€535,50

Champagne Brut "Cuvée Nicolas François" 2008 - Billecart-Salmon [Magnum]

Name: Champagne Brut "Cuvée Nicolas François" 2008 - Billecart-Salmon [Magnum]
Brand: Billecart-Salmon
Price: 535.5 EUR
Availability: InStock

Champagne AOC·Pinot Nero, Chardonnay(150 cl / 12.0%)

€535,50

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Food pairing

Poultry Fish Shellfish Mushrooms & truffle

Lobster, turbot in butter sauce, roast poultry with truffle, porcini risotto and aged Comté.

How to serve it

Temperature6-8 °C

GlassFlute or narrow tulip

The wine

Denomination: Champagne AOC
Region: International
Country: France
Alcohol: 12.0% vol.
Bottle size: 1.5 L
Wine style: Sparkling
Allergens: Contains sulfites

Tasting notes

Pale golden yellow with bright gold reflections and a fine, persistent mousse. The nose moves from fresh apple to deeper, more complex notes of maturity. The palate shows honeyed stone fruit, mirabelle plum and cherry, lifted by citrus freshness, leading to a long, elegant finish.

About this wine

Cuvée Nicolas François is the prestige champagne of Billecart-Salmon, the family house founded in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and named after its founder. It is produced only in exceptional years, and the 2008 vintage, regarded as one of the great Champagne harvests of recent decades, is presented here in magnum.

The blend is 60% Pinot Noir from Grand Cru vineyards of the Montagne de Reims and 40% Chardonnay from Grand Cru sites of the Côte des Blancs. A small portion of the wine is vinified in oak, and the cuvée then rests for about ten years on its lees in the house cellars before disgorgement.

The magnum format slows the evolution of the wine, preserving freshness while the long ageing builds depth and complexity.