Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois with hand writing on the lable - 2007 (750ml) Willamette Valley cool weather in the spring

cool weather in the spring resulted in small clusters with high skin to juice ratios

It is a multi-layered Montrose that offers enormous length

hints of marzipan and a hint of dark chocolate

A classic Margaux

but it is going to be nearly impossible to resist

Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois with hand writing on the lable - 2007 (750ml) Willamette Valley cool weather in the springThe 2002 Cuve Nicolas Franois Billecart comes across as rich, powerful and opulent. This latest release of the 2002 was disgorged in July 2015 and finished with a Chardonnay based liqueur whereas the previous release, disgorged in May 2014, was finished with a Pinot Noir based liqueur. This is a distinctly vinous, almost shockingly raw, visceral Champagne from Billecart Salmon. There is no shortage of volume or intensity, that is for sure.