Billecart-Salmon, Brut Réserve (Magnum)

Alcohol percentage: 12%

Vegan

Area:
Billecart-Salmon are based at Mareuil-sur-Ay, just north of Epernay

Grape variety:
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

Producer:
Francois Billecart still runs the family estate. The whole business is geared to quality not quantity. One of the keys to their success is that the non-vintage wine uses up to 25% of ‘reserve wine’ (mature wines used to balance out the latest harvest). And those reserve wines are all kept to mature in magnums

Maturity potential:
Perfect on release, but I do like the extra complexity gained if you keep it for up to a year

The Bottle Shop rating:
Compare our prices – I don’t think you will find this outstanding Champagne better priced in the U.K.