Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois with hand writing on the lable - 2007 (750ml) South East Australia This is a 21st century

This is a 21st century version of the brilliant 1996

although backward

rich soil tones and creamy new oak

It is a tannic

and lots of smoky oak

Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois with hand writing on the lable - 2007 (750ml) South East Australia This is a 21st centuryThe 2002 Cuve Nicolas Franois Billecart comes across as rich, powerful and opulent. This latest release of the 2002 was disgorged in July 2015 and finished with a Chardonnay based liqueur whereas the previous release, disgorged in May 2014, was finished with a Pinot Noir based liqueur. This is a distinctly vinous, almost shockingly raw, visceral Champagne from Billecart Salmon. There is no shortage of volume or intensity, that is for sure.