Billecart Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon 2012

Billecart Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon 2012

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  • Robert Parker rating 97
  • Vinous rating 96
  • The Wine Independent rating 96
Billecart Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon 2012
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HED97303

75 cl

12.5%
£179.00
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Billecart Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon 2012 is a vintage, prestige-cuvée, rosé Champagne produced by Maison Billecart-Salmon in Epernay, France. Founded in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart to Elisabeth Salmon, Billecart-Salmon is one of the few Champagne houses to remain family-owned, now in its seventh generation. The house`s prestige cuvée rosé was first created in 1988 in honour of Elizabeth Salmon. A blend of 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir, including 10% of Pinot Noir red wine, the wine was matured on lees for 10 years before disgorgement. it has refreshing aromas of citrus peel and red berry jelly. On the palate, the wine carries flavours of tangerine, blood orange and apple tart. It has a full-bodied mouthfeel, with a chalky edge and a lingering finish.
97 Robert Parker
A blend of 45% Pinot Noir and 55% Chardonnay, the 2012 Brut Rosé Cuvée 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! - Yohan Castaing
96 Vinous
The 2012 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is a very sexy Champagne, but it is also quite reserved, especially within the context of the year. Crushed rose petal, kirsch, white pepper, slate and mint are all beautifully delineated in a sculpted, taut Rosé. Its finest drinking belongs to the future. Dosage is 3.8 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2023. Antonio Galloni8th April 2025
96 The Wine Independent
Vibrant light coral colored with glints of rose gold, the 2012 Elizabeth Salmon Brut Rosé is a youthfully exuberant 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir blend coming from 85% Grand Cru and 15% Premier Cru vineyards in the exceptional 2012 vintage. 97% cold-fermented in stainless steel with a small 3% barrel vinified red, it underwent partial malo-lactic fermentation and was finished to Extra-Brut with a 3.8 grams per liter of dosage. Aromatically coy at first, it opens to alluring notes of dried blood orange slices, apricot coulis, Meyer lemon wafers with a whiff of butterscotch and white cardamom. Crisp and finely textured, the light to medium-bodied palate laces up a subtle intensity of citrus peel, morello red cherry, and hints of ruby red grapefruit with an exuberant acid vibrancy that animates the pinpoint, shimmery mousse. No doubt a very bright, coquettish 12-year-old at the moment, this 2012 Elizabeth Salmon is enjoyable but will take on more grace and even more personality with age. Disgorged in the first quarter of 2023. Drink now to 2040. Tasted June, 2024.Sarah Mayo20th June 2024

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This renowned Champagne House cultivates an estate of 100 hectares and obtains grapes from around 300 hectares across 40 crus of the Champagne region, spanning the vineyards of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs. WIth a history that stretches back to 1818, today the illustrious Maison Billecart Salmon is in the hands of 7th generation, Mathieu Roland-Billecart.

Offering a superb array of cuvées, from Brut Nature to Brut Réserve, Rosé to Vintage, this is a truly historic Champagne house. In 2018 the House celebrated 200 years since its establishment in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, producing a limited edition Bicentenary Cuvée from a special blend to mark the occasion. Purity of fruit, delicacy and terroir expression are key to the Billecart Salmon philosophy, using the traditional Champagne varietals - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier to create stand out traditional method sparkling wines.

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