What's Pressoir drinking? Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé

June 13, 2020
By Edouard Bourgeois

The art of blending not only different varietals but also vintages and grapes coming from different villages is, in Champagne, the signature process that defines the style of each Champagne house. Unlike smaller growers, these wineries have access to a large diversity of “Vins Clairs”, enabling them to create, year after year a very similar taste for a given cuvée. I find that one of the best examples of this consistency is illustrated by the famous Brut Rosé bottling of Billecart-Salmon. I have been drinking this Champagne for over a decade and despite vintage variations in the Champagne region, this Mareuil-sur-Ay based house has always been able to maintain the beautiful signature of this very elegant and fresh rosé. It’s a delicious, quaffable wine with an usual high proportion of Chardonnay compared to other Rosé Champagne. The red wine from Pinot Noir grapes that’s blended to give its color is of very high quality. I would recommend the Billecart Rosé for any occasion and there is nothing pejorative about Its “simplicity”.