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  • Country ranking ?

    719
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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The Story

"In the 1950s my grandmother set aside this park-like space next to our house in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ with vines, flowers and fruit trees, for our enjoyment. Realising this outstanding terroir's potential, my family decided to plant the first Pinot Noir vines here in 1964. We tried using the Pinot Noir to make white wine in small Burgundy barrels: an outstanding champagne was about to be born. After several years of painstakingly tending the vines, ...

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Vintage 2006

A cold winter and springtime frosts laid the foundations for this vintage of abundant yields (12,997 kg/ha). Uneventful flowering was followed by exceptionally hot and sunny weather, which lasted until August. A dank August left producers fearful but fortunately warm, bright conditions in September redressed the balance. Harvest commenced on September 9th, producing grapes high in sugar level but notably low on acidity. The general health of t...

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Written Notes

“In 1995, Billecart-Salmon joined the club of single-vineyard Champagne producers and went for a big, bold and super-ripe blanc de noirs style from the family clos in their home village Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, planted with Pinot Noir in 1964. Deep, lemon-gold colour. The sweet, ripely fruity nose comes with obvious oaky whiffs, with spice, vanilla and even coconut. Sun-kissed, for sure, but the super-ripe profile fits the generously oaky style. Full-on, rich and round, the palate-filling volume of this wine is cut by its brisk acidity. On the palate, the velvety tropical sumptuousness turns into something more earthy-mineral towards the almost bone-dry finish. Disgorged 11/20; dosage 2g/l”

  • 93p

Not released yet. Harvested late September with natural alcohol of 11%. Disgorged November 2020 with a dosage of 2 g/litre. 6500 bottles, which is the largest production from this vineyard. This is concentrated and rich with nuts, toast, cherries and pear, as well as some apple. It’s really concentrated with a distinctive savoury quality. There’s a fine saline twist here and a bit of structure. Really fine and distinctive with some compact toast and nut quality, finishing long and finely spiced. Has some cherry on the finish. 96/100

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Origin

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne

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