Billecart-Salmon Champagne Vintage 2009 Extra Brut

- 92 Punkte Robert Parkes WINE ADVOCATE, Stephan Reinhardt: "Billecart-Salmon's intense and vinous 2007 Vintage blends 75% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Aÿ) with 25% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs villages Avize, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Chouilly and Vertus. Vinified in stainless steel, the bouquet indicates pure, ripe and refined fruit with delicate brioche and morel scents as well as fine chalky and super discreet marzipan and nougat notes. Full-bodied and very intense in its fruit flavors, this is a rich, persistent, pure, just ripe and refined 2007 with a finish that is remarkably fresh but not fully round. Disgorged as Extra Brut in December 2017, tasted in November 2018."

- 93 Punkte WINESPECTATOR, Alison Napjus: "Sleek acidity firms this tightly meshed 2007, a racy frame for flavors of crème de cassis, toast, ground ginger and candied lemon zest. Long and minerally on the finish. Drink now through 2027."

- 94 Punkte DECANTER, Tina Gellie: "Chef de cave Florent Nys calls 2007 'the www vintage: wind, warmth and water'. The balance of all three was just right to ensure top-quality fruit at harvest. This is a blend of 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay with 4g/l dosage. So although this is an extra brut style, the 5% vinification in oak casks, 10 years on its lees, and partial malolactic fermentation gives a creamy, toasty edge to the focussed palate. With flavours of hazelnut praline, lifted florals and real purity of peachy citrus, this is a complex, vinous Champagne that needs time to shine. Drinking Window 2018 – 2028"

- 17,5 Punkte JANCIS ROBINSON: "75% Pinot Noir from Aÿ, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and the Montagne de Reims and the rest Chardonnay from top villages on the Côte des Blancs. Dosage just 4 g/l but it doesn't taste at all austere. Deep green gold. Very tight bead and on the palate tense but fully ripe. Tastes much mellower than 4 g/l. Very successful."

- 93 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: "The spicy pinot noir holds sway on the nose with an array of sous bois, flinty minerals, dried cherries and brioche. The smaller component of chardonnay (25%) delivers a crisp lemon acidity on entry, which builds weight to a cherry-pastry finish. Lots of potential here. Try from 2020."