Champagne Billecart Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon Rose 2008 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2008 Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rosé is a vintage rosé champagne from Champagne, crafted by Billecart-Salmon. It is a balanced blend of equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Wine Advocate awards it 97/100 and recommends drinking it between 2022 and 2048; Jancis Robinson rates it 17.5/20, with a drinking window from 2020 to 2027, while James Suckling gives it 98/100. Critics describe a generous, deep, and highly vinous wine, driven by structuring freshness, a saline texture, and a long finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling Rose
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Billecart Salmon
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon
- Millésime
- 2008
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 50% Chardonnay, 50% 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.
Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon
Elisabeth Salmon is a vintage rosé champagne crafted exclusively in years deemed exceptional. It blends Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, with a small proportion of Pinot Noir vinified as red wine. The House distinguishes it for its rarity, finesse, and the expression of its finest terroirs.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Homage to Elisabeth Salmon, co-founder of Maison Billecart-Salmon in 1818.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1988
- Style of the cuvée
- A deep and complex blended rosé, characterized by measured power, a delicate texture, great purity, a refined expression of red fruits, and a persistent mineral structure.
- Position within the range
- A rare vintage rosé cuvée from the Collection range, alongside the other historic cuvées of the House.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created in 1988, this cuvée pays tribute to Elisabeth Salmon, who founded the House in 1818 with Nicolas François Billecart. It embodies Billecart-Salmon's expertise in blended rosé and is only produced for a limited selection of vintages.
