2008 | Billecart-Salmon 'Cuvee Nicolas-Francois' | Champagne 1.5L Isasco Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente Above all else the wine

Above all else the wine has balanced fruit

while grippy-edged tar

with the Clairette providing a more focused

20% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc from old vines planted in Agrelo

around 80% of which are in Premier Cru and 20% are even in Grand Cru locations

2008 | Billecart-Salmon 'Cuvee Nicolas-Francois' | Champagne 1.5L Isasco Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente Above all else the wineBased on 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 17% raised in barrels, the 2008 Champagne Nicolas Franois spent more than 150 months on its lees, with 2. 9 grams per liter dosage. It pours a rich straw hue and is layered and long with aromas of truffle, apricot, croissant, floral orange blossoms, and marmalade. Full bodied, its supple in texture, with a rounded mousse, and has a long lasting, mouthwatering finish. Exceptionally well balanced, it