Wine Selection
RED DOT SALE February 2024
Billecart-Salmon
Nicolas Francois 2000 (France: Champagne) # 1144
| Name | Billecart-Salmon Nicolas Francois 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varietal | Vintage Champagne | |||
| Region | France: Champagne | |||
| Notes | "The 2000 Brut Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart impresses for its sheer purity and focus. Nothing is out of place in this beautifully delineated, precise wine. Cool, minty notes add lift, yet the 2000 is rather reticent at this stage and appears to need further bottle age. Still, its textural finesse is impossible to miss." (Wine Advocate) "A wine that strikes a great balance between its intense fruitiness and a pure steely character. It makes it a dry Champagne, with the richness of a great wine. It has weight, intensity and several years more aging." (Wine Enthusiast) | |||
| Regular Price | Red Dot Sale Price! | |||
| $99.99 | $74.99 | |||
| Scores | Press* | Points | Other | |
| WA: | 94 pts | Cellar Selection | ||
| IWC: | 93 pts | |||
| WS | 93 pts | |||
| Other | ABV% | Body | Oak | Org/Bio/Sus |
| 12.0 | Medium | Light | ||
*
DEC = Decanter
JS = James Suckling
VIN = Vinous
WA = Wine Advocate (Robert Parker)
WE = Wine Enthusiast
WS = Wine Spectator
W&S = Wine & Spirits Magazine