Billecart-Salmon - Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon2012
ROSE SPARKLING
- Producer Billecart Salmon
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Blend
50% Chardonnay
50% Pinot Noir - Country France
- Region Champagne
- UPC 0 15643 82104 2
Reviews
James Suckling 97
This has a lovely copper color with aromas of cloves, spiced apples, raspberries, gingerbread and pastries. Delicious yeasty and spicy undertones. Excellent density and focus, with fine and firm bubbles, yet it's light on its feet and so fresh. Long, chalky and salty at the end. Chardonnay and pinot noir. 3.8g/L dosage. Drink or hold.
by JS, James Suckling , 2024
Vinous Media 96
The 2012 Brut Rose Cuvee Elizabeth Salmon offers up hints of red berry fruit, ginger, spice, rosewater, mint and crushed flowers. There is a feeling of classic austerity that runs through the 2012. I would prefer to cellar this for at least a few years, as it is quite reticent at this stage. Chalk, mint, white pepper and bright saline accents linger on the pointed finish. Dosage is 3.8 grams per liter. Disgorged: first trimester 2023.
by AG, Vinous Media , 2024
Wine Advocate 97+
A blend of 45% Pinot Noir and 55% Chardonnay, the 2012 Brut Rose Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon is a real success, wafting from the glass with aromas of red berries, rose, peony, orange blood and dried flowers. Medium to full-bodied, vinous and broad, it's dense and deep with a multidimensional core of fruit, racy acids and a textural structure, concluding with a long, delicate, mouthwatering finish. This is one of the finest rosé I've tasted at this address. Kudos!
by YC, Wine Advocate , 2024
Wine Enthusiast 95
First produced in 1988 and made only in top years, this Champagne is named after the producer's founder. With age (more than nine years on lees), it has developed a patina of toastiness and roundness. There is a toasty character that chimes with this fine wine's crisp texture. Drink now.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2024
Wine Spectator 95
Sleek and elegant, with a seamless knit, this is finely textured, with the raw silk–like mousse carrying flavors of peach skin, white cherry and toast point that show hints of white blossoms, pickled ginger and oyster shell through the lasting finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Disgorged winter-spring 2023 (My Origin 121234). Drink now through 2035.
by AN, Wine Spectator , 2024
Technical Details
Description
Created in 1988 as a tribute to one of the House’s founders, Elisabeth Salmon, this cuvée distinguishes itself through its sparkle and refined purity of grandeur and unique character. This great, rare and sought-after wine subtly offers the signature of our top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay terroirs.Just one more example of why Billecart-Salmon is easily our favorite Champagne producer. This is vintage rosé at its finest and a delightful opener for your meal. Billecart makes one of the great rosés in the world, so treat yourself! Rich and elegant with toast and fresh yeasty notes that then combine with citrus and strawberry fruit and a light fennel accent. Absolutely delicious!
Estate
The Champagnes of Maison Billecart-Salmon are above all created thanks to the knowledge of the men who rigorously cultivate an estate of 100 hectares, obtaining grapes from an area totalling 300 hectares across 40 crus of the Champagne region. The majority of the grapes used for vinification come from a radius of 20km around Epernay, where the Grand Crus of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay co-exist, in the ethereal vineyards of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs.Tasting notes
With soft, shimmering reflections and a sustained pink hue, this seductive blend has a radiant brilliance. There is a refreshing sensorial expression of citrus peel and red berry jelly. With the exquisite sensation of a rich and complex aromatic generosity (antique roses, cherries and white peaches). Harmonious maturing of flavors (mandarine, blood orange and Reinette apple tart). An ample and pure character, in the mouth unveiling a chalky edge and persistent finish of lightly candied citron. Ideal when paired with beautiful poultry or pork dishes.Technical data
Dosage: 6g/lPartial malolactic fermentation
Ageing on lees: 10 years
Ageing potential: more than 10 years