“ This is the champagne that women want to be and men want to be with” in love with Louis’ sister and married her, binding the two families together forever in the world of wine. A new champagne brand was born: Billecart-Salmon.
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The Billecart-Salmon cellar
Wine expert Helena Nicklin
“ This is the champagne that women want to be and men want to be with” in love with Louis’ sister and married her, binding the two families together forever in the world of wine. A new champagne brand was born: Billecart-Salmon.
Ever since that time, Champagne Billecart-Salmon has been family run, creating a house style across their entire range that highlights finesse, freshness and complexity. At a lunch to celebrate the house’ s upcoming 200th anniversary next year, sixth generation brother Antoine Roland-Billecart tells me that this style comes from“ the luxury of being able to take our time”. Indeed, the family doesn’ t have the same financial or marketing pressures as other houses and so can release the wines only when they are ready.“ In terms of fermentation,”
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