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2006 Cuvée Louis Blanc de Blancs

Billecart Salmon, Champagne Wine Region, France

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2006 Cuvée Louis Blanc de Blancs

Billecart Salmon, Champagne Wine Region, France

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Formerly called the Prestige Blanc de Blancs, this wine was renamed after the winemaker brother of Elisabeth Salmon for the bicentenary. Both Elisabeth and her husband Nicolas François already have founder's cuvées named in their honour. From 100% grand cru fruit (5% vinified in old oak), this spends 11 years on its lees with partial malolactic fermentation, and has a 6g/l dosage. Mathieu Roland-Billecart describes it as 'Meursault with bubbles', and suggests decanting it into a carafe and enjoying it throughout a meal. It's very rich and full, yet with bright, balancing acidity and chalky minerality. It has gorgeous notes of apricot tart, popcorn, vanilla sugar and nougat, and is long, tight and rich. Drinking beautifully now, but still has many years ahead of it.  Drink Now-2027.
96 Points, Decanter


Selected parcels in Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger chosen for power. This has a very impressive grilled hazelnut and gently toasty edge with dried lemon and clotted cream. The palate has immense freshness, length and chalky minerals. Delivers a long, sizzling grapefruit, dried pineapple and lemon finish, that's gently toasty. Superb. 
95 Points, James Suckling

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