Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve [JS92][WS91][JD90][WE90]

Producer: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Region: Champagne, France Varietal: 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay Year: Non-Vintage  James Suckling, 92 Points  "Excellent clarity of fruit here with lemon and orange zest, sliced pears, fresh figs and walnuts. Saline components. Medium-bodied, sleek and fresh, with tight bubbles and bright acidity. Focused and refreshing."  Wine Spectator, 91 Points  "Firm and minerally, this well-knit Champagne layers flavors of grainy pear, preserved lemon, toast point and crystallized honey on a creamy mousse. Reveals hints of smoke and saline on the finish."  Jeb Dunnuck, 90 Points  "The first wine tasted in a short vertical to highlight the evolution of the NV Champagne Brut over the past several years, this release is from the 2016 vintage and is composed of 44% Meunier and 28% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with 64% reserve wine, with 4% cask aging. Pouring a rich straw hue, it opens to generous and lightly toasty aromas of ripe red be