{"product_id":"billecart-salmon-the-pursuit-of-finesse","title":"Billecart-Salmon: The Pursuit of Finesse","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandeur, power, richness and scale have defined many of Champagne's most famous houses. Billecart-Salmon has built its reputation around something considerably more difficult to achieve: finesse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon, the house remains family owned more than two centuries later. From its historic home in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Billecart-Salmon has become one of Champagne's great reference points through an unwavering commitment to freshness, purity, texture and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat elegance is no accident. Billecart-Salmon was an early champion of cold settling and low-temperature fermentation, techniques designed to preserve aromatic clarity while allowing the wines to develop slowly and precisely. Chardonnay brings lift, chalk and linearity; Pinot Noir provides structure and vinosity; Meunier contributes fruit and suppleness. Add reserve wines, extended lees aging and meticulous blending, and the result is the unmistakable Billecart style: Champagnes of considerable depth that rarely rely on sheer weight to make their point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this seminar, we will explore Billecart-Salmon from the inside out. Rather than simply tasting a collection of great Champagnes, we will examine how vineyard sourcing, grape variety, fermentation, blending, dosage and time progressively shape the wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the delicacy that has made Billecart-Salmon Rosé an icon to the prestige cuvées bearing the names of founders Nicolas François and Elisabeth Salmon — and potentially the remarkable single-vineyard Clos Saint-Hilaire — the range offers an extraordinary opportunity to see how one house expresses Champagne at increasingly serious levels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltimately, the question behind the tasting is simple: What makes Billecart-Salmon taste like Billecart-Salmon?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 200 years after its founding, the answer remains remarkably consistent. Not sheer size. Not spectacle. Not power for power's sake. Instead, Billecart-Salmon pursues something subtler and harder to achieve: Champagne of tremendous complexity that remains poised, fresh and seemingly effortless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us as we explore that signature style, glass by glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWines TBA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll prices listed shown are regular retail. Significant discounts offered on all wines at the tasting. Due to their highly allocated nature, some wines may change without notice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waterford Wine \u0026 Spirits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51875258532073,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/files\/images_45c71e80-c340-4632-b853-b3082d832c3e.jpg?v=1789319457","url":"https:\/\/waterfordwine.com\/products\/billecart-salmon-the-pursuit-of-finesse","provider":"Waterford Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}