Champagne Billecart-Salmon
Les Rendez-Vous N°4 "Chardonnay"

Les Rendez-vous is a new range of Champagne produced by the Maison Billecart-Salmon, which always experiments aiming at excellence, to offer a unique tasting experience. Defined, original, daring, Les Rendez-vous by Billecart-Salmon was born from the desire to honour an exceptional terroir and an exclusive grape variety combined with the art of winemaking in the most meticulous and demanding way possible.

The Cuvée Les Rendez-Vous N°4 'Chardonnay' comes from a historic vineyard in the Côte des Blancs, where the Chardonnay gives the wine a very special identity. Selection of 100% Chardonnay grapes harvested in the vineyards of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Grand Cru). Harvest 2015 with vinification and fermentation in stainless steel tanks, ageing on its lees for around 60 months and final dosage of 3.9 g/l - making it an Extra Brut. A single grape variety and an exceptional terroir for this fine, elegant and balanced Champagne Blanc de Blancs.

The Champagne Les Rendez-Vous N°4 by Billecart-Salmon presents itself with a luminous golden yellow colour, a brilliant sheen and fine, persistent bubbles. On the nose, the sensory development is based on a distinct aromatic floral character, symbolising the great minerality of the fruit (jasmine, fresh pineapple and buttered brioche). Sensual, tapered definition based on white berry fruit (crisp pear, medlar). It is the perfect expression of Chardonnay, subtly disciplined by meticulous maturation on yeasts. On the palate, the tactile sensation of captivating tension is dominated by a chalky, seductive imprint (Menton lemon, blood orange and hazelnut powder). A marvellous, radiant complexity with the characteristic touch of salinity (I would have preferred to put a touch of...) of the great terroirs of the Côte des Blancs. Delicate finish with notes of bergamot and almond milk.

Champagne Billecart-Salmon

Everything started with the marriage between Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon, and Maison Billecart Salmon was born in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. The Maison has remained faithful to traditions and the champenoise vinification process: both principles written down by monks and the ones passed on orally, without forgetting the introduction of modern science principles. The production is controlled by the enologist François Domi, extends over a surface of 10 hectares, integrated by grapes from other producers. It produces around one million bottles a year. Two hundreds year later, the 7th generation of Billecart-Salmon manages the maison and keeps the the legend of this Champagne alive. Grapes can count on a philosophy based on three basic principles: fineness, balance and elegance.