Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose 750ml

Billecart-Salmon was founded in 1818 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and is still run by the family, now in its seventh generation. Its rosé is the house's flagship: in the 1970s Jean Roland-Billecart reworked it into the very pale, fresh style it is known for.

The blend is roughly 40% Chardonnay with Pinot Noir and Meunier, and a small share of still red wine, about 6 to 8%, is blended in for color. It spends about three years on the lees. The house has since renamed the cuvée Le Rosé and lowered the dosage, so newer bottles carry that name.

It is pale salmon, with red fruit, citrus zest and flowers, and wild strawberry and raspberry on the palate.

Next to Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé, Billecart is paler and more delicate; for a rosé that suits fish and white meat, pick Billecart.

Serve it at about 8°C. It will keep improving for several years in the cellar.

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