Billecart-Salmon
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A glass of Billecart-Salmon Champagne with a food pairing in an Etihad Airways First Class Suite.
Billecart-Salmon is a medium-sized champagne house in Mareuil-sur-Ay, France. Founded in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon,[1] it is one of the few to remain family owned.
The Cuvee Nicolas-Francois Billecart 1959 won first place in the Champagne of the Millennium 1999, out of 150 of the finest 20th century champagnes.[2] A magnum of the winning champagne later sold for £3,300.[3]
Billecart-Salmon champagnes have also been reviewed favourably by wine writer Jancis Robinson.[4]
References
- ↑ Billecart-Salmon
- ↑ Rose A. "Great news! The champagne won't run out" Independent (3 July 1999) (accessed 25 October 2007)
- ↑ Champagne Gallery: Billecart-Salmon (accessed 25 October 2007)
- ↑ Robinson J. Billecart Salmon Brut Réserve NV champagne (18 October 2005) (accessed 25 October 2007)