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Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Sous Bois NV 750ml
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SKU 847370
$89.94/bottle
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Attractive nose of brioche, walnuts, salted almonds and baked apples. Some nutmeg. Lovely richness of flavor yet so bright, medium-bodied, with a salty freshness and very fine bubbles. Excellent length.
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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The beautiful rolling hillsides of the Champagne region of France have, for hundreds of years, been producing many of the world's most famous wines. The sparkling white wines to come out of Champagne's prestigious wineries have conquered the world, and are drank in celebration across the globe. The vast majority of the region is under vine, and grows predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varietals, which are usually blended together by master wine-makers in order to make their recognizable and widely loved produce. The north-easterly region of Champagne has a relatively cool climate, and quite a lot of rainfall, making it far from ideal for ripening grapes. However, the presence of heavily forested areas in the region helps maintain a balanced temperature, and the generations of expertise the wineries hold clearly produces excellent results in spite of the climatic problems.
JS94pts
James Suckling
Attractive nose of brioche, walnuts, salted almonds and baked apples. Some nutmeg. Lovely richness of flavor yet so bright, medium-bodied, with a salty freshness and very fine bubbles. Excellent length.
JD94pts
Jeb Dunnuck
The NV Champagne Sous Bois Brut pours a medium yellow to deeper straw hue, and the nose is warming and more generous with notes of toast, red fruit of ripe raspberry, spice, and espresso. The palate is rounded, with rich texture though dry, offering notes of orange peel and currant. It has a silky texture and a fairly long finish, with ripe concentration. It is drinking well now and should drink well over the next 15 years.
VM93pts
Vinous Media
The NV Extra Brut Sous Bois is one of the more immediate wines in this range from Billecart-Salmon. Fermentation and aging in oak adds curves to this layered, open-knit Champagne. The Sous Bois is not the most complex wine at Billecart-Salmon, but its sheer appeal and allure can't be denied. In this tasting, it is absolutely delicious.
WE93pts
Wine Enthusiast
Fermented in wood, as its name suggests, this Champagne does have a toasty character that has transmuted into maturity with spice. It is now ready to drink.
DC92pts
Decanter
Fermented and aged over winter in second-hand small barrels and barrels seasoned in-house (although future editions will include wine from larger casks). Rich and inviting apricot and kernel notes, brown butter and nutty honey. Some soft strawberry and an appetising, tangy apple length, highly expressive but really rather polished and rounded out. One third each Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay.
WS91pts
Wine Spectator
Rich flavors of chopped cherry, raspberry, roasted hazelnut, orange curd and brioche are animated by a firm spine of citrusy acidity in this tightly meshed Champagne, with a creamy mousse. Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. Disgorged Spring-Summer 2023. Drink now.
