Billecart-Salmon

49°02′45″N 4°02′03″E / 49.0459393°N 4.0342175°E / 49.0459393; 4.0342175

Billecart-Salmon
LocationMareuil-sur-Aÿ, Marne, France
AppellationChampagne
Founded1818 (1818)
Key people
  • Mathieu Roland-Billecart

Champagne Billecart-Salmon is a medium-sized champagne house in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, France. Founded in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon,[1] it is one of the few to remain family owned.

The Cuvée Nicolas-Francois Billecart 1959 won first place in the Champagne of the Millennium 1999, out of 150 of the finest 20th century Champagnes.[2] A magnum of the winning champagne later sold for £3,300.[3]

Billecart-Salmon was ranked tenth among major Champagne houses by Antoine Gerbelle writing for La Revue du vin de France.[4] La Revue du vin de France's Guide Vert awards Billecart-Salmon two stars out of three.[5] Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve are aged in the cellars for 36 months before release.

Billecart-Salmon champagnes have been reviewed favourably by wine writer Jancis Robinson.[6]

The current President is, since 2019, Martin Solibakke-Billecart who represents the family’s seventh generation.[7]."

See also

References

  1. ^ Billecart-Salmon Archived October 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Rose A. "Great news! The champagne won't run out" Independent (3 July 1999) (accessed 25 October 2007).
  3. ^ Champagne Gallery: Billecart-Salmon Archived January 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 25 October 2007.
  4. ^ Gerbelle, Antoine. "Palmarès des meilleurs champagnes de marques". La Revue du vin de France. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Billecart-Salmon". LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ Robinson J. Billecart Salmon Brut Réserve NV champagne (18 October 2005)(accessed 25 October 2007). Archived 17 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Interview With Mathieu Roland-Billecart President of Billecart-Salmon". Best Champagne. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-20.


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