Champagne Billecart Salmon Brut Sous Bois
Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Sous Bois is a non-mintage white champagne from Champagne, crafted by Maison Billecart-Salmon. This cuvée brings together Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir, and is distinguished by full vinification in oak casks at low temperature. The house indicates an Extra Brut dosage and the use of reserve wines. Its expression combines pastry, citrus, and orchard fruit notes with malty, buttery, and lightly spiced nuances, supported by a fine bubble and an assertive structure.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Billecart Salmon
- Cuvée
- Brut Sous Bois
- Millésime
- Non Vintage
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Billecart Salmon
Billecart-Salmon is a Champagne house based in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, founded in 1818 by Nicolas François Billecart and Élisabeth Salmon, together with Louis Salmon. The house, which remains family-run, operates a 100-hectare vineyard and also sources grapes from partner winegrowers. Mathieu Roland-Billecart, representing the seventh generation of the family, chairs the board of directors; Florent Nys is the cellar master.
- Owner
- Famille Billecart (majoritaire) et famille Frey
- Maître de chais
- Florent Nys
- Surface (ha)
- 100.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 2 000 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Billecart-Salmon house was founded in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in 1818 by Nicolas François Billecart and Élisabeth Salmon. Nicolas François Billecart took charge of the commercial side of the business, whilst Louis Salmon, Élisabeth’s brother, devoted himself to winemaking. Their son, Charles Billecart, continued to develop the business during the 19th century. In 1900, the house took part in the Paris World Exhibition and supported the Palais du Champagne. At the end of the First World War, Charles Roland-Billecart inherited a house whose cellars contained only around 75,000 bottles; he turned the business round, and by 1936 it was selling more than 217,000 bottles. In 1958, Jean Roland-Billecart initiated a shift in the house’s winemaking methods. A barrel cellar was opened in 2010, followed by a cask cellar in 2018. In the same year, Billecart-Salmon celebrated two centuries of existence and seven generations of family ownership. The company is now led by Mathieu Roland-Billecart, whilst Florent Nys, who has been trained within the house since 2005, serves as cellar master. The majority of the share capital remains held by the Billecart family, alongside the Frey family, who acquired a stake in 2005.
Brut Sous Bois
Brut Sous Bois is a blended cuvée bringing together the three Champagne grape varieties, entirely vinified in oak barrels at low temperature. It is distinguished by a vinous, complex, and structured character, combined with the aromatic richness imparted by the wood, while maintaining the finesse sought by the Maison.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name refers to the complete vinification of the cuvée in oak barrels.
- Style of the cuvée
- A vinous, rich, and complex Champagne, marked by oak vinification, with a resolute structure, a broad texture, and a balance between strength of character, freshness, and finesse.
- Position within the range
- A cuvée from the Collection, dedicated to the expression of complete vinification in wood.
Histoire de la cuvée
This cuvée is part of Billecart-Salmon's return to ancestral oak-vinification methods. The Maison links its development to its cellar inaugurated in 2010, then comprising over 400 barrels and two large vats (foudres), although the exact year of creation or first commercialization of the cuvée is not specifically documented.
