Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Reserve NV

- 95 Punkte DECANTER, Michael Edwards: "A fine straw-gold colour with great finesse of bubble flow and mousse. Joyful aromas of apple blossom and ripe pear. A full, defined palate demonstrates richness that will help to give this a long life in the cellar."

- 92 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK (11/2023): “The most recent release of the NV Champagne Brut is based on the 2019 vintage and takes this cuvée to new heights, bringing down the dosage to 3 grams per liter dosage, while simultaneously significantly increasing the amount of reserve wine which comprises 62% of the blend, with 8% barrel aging. It retains the classic varietal blend of 40% Meunier and 30% each Pinot and Chardonnay. In the glass, it’s very precise while also retaining a lot of the immediate appeal this cuvée has always achieved, but it now has markedly improved in overall quality. On opening, it’s floral and expressive, with a touch of fresh tropical fruit of mango, cherry blossom, and wet stone. Medium-bodied, with juicy fruit upfront, it takes on the most focus and soars across the finish with crunchy salinity. I love the direction they have taken with this wine, which is more focused and linear. Drink 2024-2036."

- 92 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: "This has impressive ripe stone fruits on the nose with peaches, mangoes, melon and cherries. Really upbeat and attractive purity. The palate follows the same thread of fruit characters with a clever balance of flesh and crunch, a bright finish and good balance. Drink now. A blend of roughly equal thirds of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier."

- 91 Punkte MEININGERS SOMMELIER (Ausgabe 4/2023): „dezent speckig-laktisch, Salzzitrone, helle Kräuterwürze; vordergründige Säure und Salinität, bleibt hinten etwas gerbig aber nicht bitter stehen, macht Appetit“

- 91 Punkte WINESPECTATOR, Alison Napjus: "A well-knit Champagne with a citrusy, orange peel overtone and a lithe backbone of acidity enlivening flavors of cherry and apricot fruit, grated ginger, pastry and minerally saline. Creamy finish. Drink now through 2023."

- 90 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley: "Based on the 2015 vintage and disgorged with nine grams per liter dosage, the latest release of Billecart's NV Brut Réserve contains fully 55% reserve wines and is showing very well, offering up complex aromas of warm bread, crisp green orchard fruit and citrus oil. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied and charming but lively, with an elegantly textural attack, a fleshy core of fruit and lively balancing acids."

- 90 Punkte WINE ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: "The cuvée from this great Champagne producer is dry, fruity with a fine line of minerality. That is balanced by the apple and crisp citrus-fruit flavors coming together in a vibrant, textured wine. Drink now."