Billecart Salmon: Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé 2013

Limitiert

: Pinot Noir 55%, Chardonnay 45%

: rosé, trocken; Flaschengärung; Perlend; 12,5% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2025–2043

: fruchtbetont; strukturiert; mineralisch

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

: Frankreich, Champagne, Vallée de la Marne

: Allergene: Sulfite,

Abfüller / Importeur: Champagne Billecart-Salmon, 40 Rue Carnot, 51160 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, FRANKREICH

Die Cuvée Elisabeth ist der Flagship Rosé des Hauses, benannt nach der Mitgründerin Elisabeth Salmon. Es ist eine Assemblage der besten Pinot Noirs und Chardonnays, nur aus Premier- und Grand Cru-Lagen. 2013 war ein großes Jahr für die Champagne, weil er kühle, tiefe und ebenso elegant-ausgewogene Weine hat entstehen lassen, da passte nahezu alles. Die Cuvée Elisabeth reflektiert diese Harmonie in eindrucksvoller Weise. Schon der Duft ist einnehmend und voll warmer Frucht mit Herzkirsche, Blutorange, Lakritze und ofenwarmem Brioche. Cremig-feiner Mund mit raffinierter Tiefe, das ist schon ein ganz großer Stoff, Chapeau. Zuverlässig eine der besten Rosé-Prestige Cuvées der Champagne.

Suckling über: 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 über: 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 über: 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 über: 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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