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- Complex and well-balanced
- Lovely pink hue
- Full-flavored, with notes of cherry and strawberry
- Texture is lush and creamy
What the reviewers don't like:
- Expensive
- Not vintage-dated - impossible to tell how long it's been on store shelves
We located three highly credible professional reviews of this wine at JancisRobinson.com, Slate.com and The New York Times. Of the three, only the Times tastes this wine blind along with 24 other pink Champagnes. Slate.com provides the most detailed tasting notes. Jancis Robinson is one of the world's foremost critics; Billecart-Salmon Rose Champage is reviewed on her website.
Critics agree that the Billecart-Salmon NV Brut Rosé is among the best pink Champagnes available at any price. Although pink Champagnes aren't necessarily better than regular Champagnes, they are rising in popularity, according to sales data. Not only is the Billecart-Salmon a fetching shade of rose, but reviews also say it's long on flavor. Critics praise its complexity, noting it tastes of strawberry, brioche, cherry, coconut and tangerine. If you're looking for a cheaper - if slightly less complex - rosé Champagne, reviews point to Janisson & Fils Brut Rosé Champagne Kirkland Signature (*est. $32), which is available at Costco. Consumers posting to WineAccess.com agree with critics: The Billecart-Salmon NV Brut Rosé is a very special, luxurious wine.
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Asimov and his fellow panelists tasted 25 bottles of rosé Champagne. He describes the Billecart-Salmon Rosé Champagne as "fully formed, as if well aged."
Review: Bubbly Enthusiasm, Personified, Eric Asimov, Dec. 12, 2007
Robinson, the editor of "The Oxford Companion to Wine," says that Billecart Salmon has a "particularly and deservedly high reputation" for its Brut Rosé. Elsewhere she calls this wine "seriously fine" and "ultra-luxurious," but it could benefit from aging.
Review: Billecart Salmon Brut Réserve NV Champagne, Jancis Robinson, Oct. 18, 2005
Steinberger calls the Billecart-Salmon Rosé Champagne "an elegant wine with a creamy, almost pillowy texture."
Review: In the Pink: How Rosé Champagnes Got Hot, Mike Steinberger, Dec. 22, 2006
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Josh Raynolds calls this wine "focused and pure," with a "lush, velvety texture."
Review: Untitle, Josh Raynolds, Nov./Dec. 2006
At WineAccess.com, consumers are invited to rate sparkling wines on a five-star scale. Ten of the 16 reviewers give this pink Champagne five stars.
Review: NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, Contributors to WineAccess.com
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