Champagne Brut
Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 2012

The Champagne Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 2012 by Billecart-Salmon is an exceptional cuvée created in 1988 in honour of Elisabeth Salmon, co-founder of the Maison, a symbol of purity and timeless elegance. This extraordinary millésime was born from the perfect blend between Pinot Noir (45%) and Chardonnay (55%), grapes from the best Grands and Premiers Crus of the Champagne region. Pinot Noirs come mainly from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Verzenay, with a part vinified in red to give structure and intensity, while Chardonnays are selected from the renowned Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs: Chouilly, Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger. Vinification took place 97% in stainless steel and 3% in 15-year-old wooden barrels, a choice that preserves the freshness and purity of the terroir while adding depth and complexity to the wine. The final dosage is 3.8 g/l - making it an Extra Brut and enhancing the natural elegance and minerality of the cuvée.

The 2012 vintage, characterised by unpredictable weather, produced grapes of exceptional quality thanks to slow ripening favoured by summer sunshine. The harvest, which took place between 15 and 30 September, revealed perfect ripeness (10.5 natural degrees), consecrating 2012 as one of the great vintage wines of the decade, capable of combining power, finesse and aromatic intensity.

Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 2012 has a radiant luminosity, sparkling sauvignon reflections and a fine, seductive effervescence, symbolising perfect maturity. On the nose, it expresses a rich and refined bouquet with notes of small red and black fruits and accents of crystallised roses and violets, in a harmony of freshness and sensuality. On the palate, it impresses with its measured power and delicate tactile structure, with gourmand flavours reminiscent of panettone and cherry clafoutis, evolving towards a chalky hint and a lingering finish with hints of cedar wood and orange jellies. A work of oenological art, faithful to the Maison Billecart-Salmon style, combining finesse, balance and respect for terroir, sublimating the elegance and authenticity of a great vintage.