Billecart-Salmon

Clos Saint Hilaire 2006 | Bottle 75cl - Wooden case

Description

Clos Saint Hilaire 2006 from Maison Billecart-Salmon is a unique Blanc de Noirs named after the patron saint of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. This incredibly distinctive single-vineyard has all the qualities of a great, deep and singular wine for laying down.

2006 is a solar vintage, mature and warm, profound and immediately perceptible.

This great Champagne comes from a single, closed, one-hectare plot of old Pinot Noir vines planted in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in 1964. The wine was vinified entirely in barrel and matured on lees for 159 months.

The color of this champagne is a deep golden yellow, with intense golden highlights. The effervescence is graceful, with fine bubbles softened by the patina of time.

The nose exudes a noble, racy expression and the olfactory impact of great vinous complexity with a biscuit-like hint and notes of fresh roasted hazelnuts and white pepper. A refined blossoming highlighting the sparkling concentrations of ripe, intense fruit (nuts and sweet spices).

On the palate, this champagne reveals a creamy sensation of chiseled finesse, with natural flavors of citron zest, almond cookie and white pepper. A powerful wine of majestic typicity, it extends its finish to an aromatic persistence of incredible length, with notes of sweet citrus flesh, cardamom and vanilla cabbage.

A grand cuvée of a unique dimension, where each rare vintage comprises no more than 6,000 bottles. This micro-cuvée will astonish you with a wild Turbot with Burmese coffee.