Billecart Salmon: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé 2013

Begrænset

: Pinot Noir 55%, Chardonnay 45%

: rosé, tør; Fermentering på flaske; Perling; 12,5% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2025–2043

: frugt-orienteret; struktureret; mineralsk

: Lobenberg: 96–97/100; Suckling: 96/100; Galloni: 97/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 96/100; Decanter: 95/20

: Frankrig, Champagne, Vallée de la Marne

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Champagne Billecart-Salmon, 40 Rue Carnot, 51160 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, FRANKREICH

Cuvée Elisabeth er husets flagskibs rosé, opkaldt efter medstifteren Elisabeth Salmon. Den er en blanding af de bedste Pinot Noir og Chardonnay, kun fra Premier og Grand Cru vinmarker. 2013 var et fantastisk år for Champagne, fordi det gav kølige, dybe og lige så elegant afbalancerede vine, så næsten alt var helt rigtigt. Cuvée Elisabeth afspejler denne harmoni på en imponerende måde. Alene duften er fængslende og fuld af varm frugt med hjertekirsebær, blodappelsin, lakrids og brioche varm fra ovnen. Cremet og fin i munden med raffineret dybde, det er virkelig gode sager, chapeau. Pålideligt en af de bedste rosé-restige cuvéer i Champagne.

Suckling om: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé

Very fragrant wildflower honey, citrus, sliced apple, nutmeg and pastry aromas. It's beautifully fresh and saline on the palate, with fantastic concentration, but in a delicate, silky way. Long, elegant and chalky finish. 53% pinot noir (Ay, Mareuil-sur-Ay (9%) and Bouzy) and 47% chardonnay (Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger). 4.4 g/L dosage. Disgorged January 2024. Drink now or hold.

Galloni om: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé

The 2013 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is much more exuberant than the 2012, even though on the surface, that does not exactly align with the respective vintages. The decision to use a bit more new oak, more still red wine and a touch higher dosage to soften the natural austerity of the year paid off handsomely. Rose petal, blood orange, spice and kirsch confer a decidedly exotic flair. The ample, substantial finish is striking. Dosage is 4.4 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2024.

Jeb Dunnuck om: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé

The 2013 Champagne Elizabeth Salmon Rosé pours a deeper copper/salmon color, but not too dark, with more orange undertones. It offers notes of smoky wet stone, pithy grapefruit, and licorice. It has a long, fruity feel on the palate, with verticality and a fluffy mousse. The focus and backbone of Chardonnay really play into it in this vintage, which I prefer. Drink over the coming 20 years. Made from 53% Pinot Noir from Aÿ (sélection massale) and Bouzy, with red wine from parcels in Mesnil-sur-Aÿ, and 47% Chardonnay from Oger, Cramant, and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. It was 5% barrel vinified and 95% stainless steel. Disgorged in January 2024, with 4 grams per liter dosage.

Decanter om: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé

Despite 2013's late-harvest freshness, Billecart-Salmon has turned out an Elizabeth rosé of some immediate appeal and elegance, gracefully built with some red plum and cherry Pinot sweetness, orange citrus, nougat and persistent lemon oil Chardonnay providing tension. For a 2013 this is far from austere, but rather fruit-forward, perfectly assembled and restrained, actually appearing less tightly wound than the 2012 in youth. As with the Louis blanc de blancs of the same vintage, it remains a little shy in terms of complexity and detail when young, yet seems perfectly built to reveal this over time.

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