Fresh honey, baked apples with dried flowers, cherry pastry and an amazing cohesive richness. White peaches, baked cherry pastry, brioche, and a complex, smooth fleshy build in texture coats your mouth. “The palate is intense and concentrated in its rich fruit and substantial depth but also tight, highly elegant and perfectly balanced. The typical finesse of Billecart-Salmon is palatable as well as amazingly pure, with the persistent structure of a great Champagne. The 2006 already drinks dangerously well, but there is no need to hurry, this will go a long way.” – Wine Advocate
Created in 1964 as a tribute to the house’s founder, the 2006 Millésime Brut Cuvée Nicolas Francois is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir from premier and grand crus from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne and 40% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Almost entirely fermented in stainless steel (only 5% was vinified in oak barrels) and aged for 11 years on the lees, this is a beautifully ripe and rich yet pure champagne with ripe fruit flavors intermixed with chalky notes and brioche/nougat flavors.
